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gena
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.
Noun
gena (plural genae)
- (zoology) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
- (entomology) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
- (entomology) The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analagous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.
Anagrams
- Ange, Egan, Gean, agen, gean, nega-
Gaulish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *genus (“jaw, cheek, mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *?énus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen, Old Irish gin, giun, Latin gena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ena?/
Noun
gen? f
- cheek
Declension
Icelandic
Noun
gena
- indefinite genitive plural of gen
Italian
Etymology
From Latin gena (“cheek”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d???.na/
- Rhymes: -?na
- Hyphenation: gè?na
Noun
gena f (plural gene) (obsolete, literary)
- cheek
- Synonym: guancia
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *?énu-, *?énus (“chin, jaw, cheek”).
Cognates include Ancient Greek ????? (génus), Sanskrit ??? (hánu), Persian ????? (?âne), Tocharian A ?anwem, Old Armenian ????? (cnawt), Lithuanian žandas, Welsh gen, and Old English ?inn (English chin).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /??e.na/, [???nä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?d??e.na/, [?d????n?]
Noun
gena f (genitive genae); first declension
- cheek
- eye socket
- (rare) eye or eyelid
Declension
First-declension noun.
Synonyms
- (cheek): bucca
Descendants
- Aromanian: dzeanã, dziane
- Italian: gena
- Romanian: gean?
References
- gena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- gena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- genene (neuter and masculine)
Noun
gena n or m
- definite neuter plural of gen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- genane
Noun
gena n or m
- definite neuter plural of gen
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíng?da.
Verb
-géna
- to enter, to go into [+locative]
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?d??ena]
Noun
gena f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of gen?
Swedish
Etymology
From the adjective gen (“straight, through”), from Old Swedish gen, from Old Norse gegn, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“against”).
Verb
gena (present genar, preterite genade, supine genat, imperative gena)
- to take a short cut
Conjugation
Related terms
- gen
- genväg
Anagrams
- Agne, agen, ange, egna
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gent
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
Short for gentleman.
Noun
gent (plural gents)
- (colloquial) A gentleman.
Related terms
- genteel
- gentile
- gentle
Etymology 2
From Old French gent, ultimately from Latin genitum (“born”).
Adjective
gent (comparative more gent, superlative most gent)
- (obsolete) Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.
- A knyght [who] was fair and gent.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.ix:
- He lou'd, as was his lot, a Ladie gent, / That him againe lou'd in the least degree [...].
- (obsolete) neat; pretty; elegant
- Her body gent and small.
Etymology 3
Noun
gent (uncountable)
- (medicine, colloquial) Short for gentamicin.
Anagrams
- Teng
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin gentem, accusative of g?ns, from Proto-Indo-European *?énh?tis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /??ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /??en/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?d??ent/
- Rhymes: -ent
Noun
gent f (uncountable)
- people, folk
Derived terms
- gentada
- gentalla
- genteta
Further reading
- “gent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “gent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French gent, from Latin gens, gentem. Cf. gens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
Noun
gent f (plural gents or gens)
- (obsolete) people, nation
- (obsolete) tribe
- company, those who are in accompaniment
Adjective
gent (feminine singular gente, masculine plural gents, feminine plural gentes)
- (obsolete or humorous) nice, pleasant, or noble, speaking of a person or thing
Further reading
- “gent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From earlier Ganda; if from Celtic, possibly from Proto-Celtic *kom-dati (“confluence”), from Proto-Indo-European *kom-d?h?-ti- (“confluence”), equivalent to *?óm + *d?eh?- (similar to the town Condivincum); or related to the Celtic goddess Gontia. The name could otherwise be of non-Indo-European origin.
Noun
gent ?
- Ghent (a city in modern Belgium)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: Gent
References
Further reading
- “ghent”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Old French
Pronunciation
- (early) IPA(key): /?d?ent/
- (by 13th century) IPA(key): /?d?ant/
- (Late Old French) IPA(key): /??ant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Etymology 1
From Latin gentem, accusative singular of g?ns. The nominative singular descends from a regularized form: oblique stem gent- and 3rd declension nominative -is.
Noun
gent f (oblique plural genz or gentz, nominative singular gent, nominative plural genz or gentz)
- people, population
- la Franceise gent - the French people
Descendants
- French: gens
- Norman: gens
- Walloon: djin
Etymology 2
From Latin genitus (“begotten”), perfect passive participle of gign?.
Adjective
gent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gente)
- fair, beautiful, handsome
- brave and beautiful
- polite
- Synonym: gentil
Usage notes
The Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français points out the difficulty of translating this word into modern languages. The adjective describes an ideal person in a given context: brave warriors in chansons de geste, loyal good men in tales of courtly love, polite people in all occasions, who are always handsome or beautiful. It also notes the meaning 'well-born, aristocratic', mentioned in some dictionaries of Old French, is extremely rarely attested.
Declension
Related terms
- gençor (comparative), also spelled gensor
Swedish
Adjective
gent
- absolute indefinite neuter form of gen.
Yola
Noun
gent
- Alternative form of geint
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