xente

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin gēns, gentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃente/, [ˈɕẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: xen‧te

Noun

xente f (plural xentes)

1. people

Galician

"Homenaxe ás xentes do mar" (homage to the seamen)

Alternative forms

• gente (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gente, from Latin gēns, gentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃente/ [ˈʃen̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: xen‧te

Noun

xente f (plural xentes)

1. people
2. nation

   Synonyms: nación, pobo

3. person

   Synonym: persoa

   Podes afiuzar nel, é boa xente. ― You can trust him, he is a good person. (literally, “You can trust him, he's good people.”)

Derived terms

• xente bafúa (“mob, rabble; scum”)
• xente do mar (“mariners”)
• xente nova (“young ones”)
• xentiña
• xentuza

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gente”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xente”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xente”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin gēns, gentem. Compare Italian gente.

Noun

xente m (plural xenti)

1. Alternative form of zente