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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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agent
English
Etymology
From Latin ag?ns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?.d??nt/, /?e?.d??nt/
Noun
agent (plural agents)
- One who exerts power, or has the power to act
- One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick Chapter 36
- I see in him [Moby Dick] outrageous strength, with an inscrutable malice sinewing it. That inscrutable thing is chiefly what I hate; and be the white whale agent, or be the white whale principal, I will wreak that hate upon him.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick Chapter 36
- A person who looks for work for another person
- 4 June 2016, Press Association, Ronald Koeman’s agent says Dutchman has agreed terms with Everton
- Ronald Koeman has agreed a deal with Everton to become their new manager, his agent has reportedly told Dutch media. The agent Rob Jansen said, according to the popular Voetbal International website, that it was now down to Southampton and Everton to agree a compensation package for the Dutchman, who has a year remaining on his contract at St Mary’s.
- 4 June 2016, Press Association, Ronald Koeman’s agent says Dutchman has agreed terms with Everton
- Someone who works for an intelligence agency
- An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
- 1807, James Edward Smith, An introduction to physiological and systematical botany/Chapter 11
- So far seems to be the work of chemistry alone; at least we have no right to conclude that any other agent interferes; since hay, when it happens to imbibe moisture, exhibits nearly the same processes."
- 1807, James Edward Smith, An introduction to physiological and systematical botany/Chapter 11
- (computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
- (grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
- 2009, Tarsee Li, The Verbal System of the Aramaic of Daniel: An Explanation in the Context of Grammaticalization, p. 58:
- A verb is typically described as active when its subject is the agent or actor. By contrast, a verb is said to be passive when the subject does not perform the action, but is the patient, target, or undergoer of the action.
- 2009, Tarsee Li, The Verbal System of the Aramaic of Daniel: An Explanation in the Context of Grammaticalization, p. 58:
- (gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.
- 1978, John Scarne, Scarne's guide to casino gambling (page 108)
- Nevada casinos are fleeced out of millions of dollars yearly by agents (cheats acting as players) in collusion with crooked Black Jack dealers and pit bosses.
- 1978, John Scarne, Scarne's guide to casino gambling (page 108)
Synonyms
- (one who exerts power): See also Thesaurus:doer
- (one who acts in place of another): See also Thesaurus:deputy
- (person who looks for work for another person): manager, representative, rep
- (someone who works for an intelligence agency): See also Thesaurus:spy
- (grammar): actor, performer
Antonyms
- (grammar): patient, recipient, undergoer
Derived terms
Related terms
- act
- action
- agency
Translations
See also
- proxy
Further reading
- agent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- agent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Tegan, ganté, genta
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ag?ns, attested from the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /???ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /???en/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a?d??ent/
Noun
agent m or f (plural agents)
- agent
Derived terms
- agent doble
- agent secret
Related terms
- agència
References
Further reading
- “agent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “agent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “agent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Latin agentis (“acting”).
Noun
agent
- agent
Declension
Derived terms
- agentlik
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?a??nt]
Noun
agent m
- agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
Related terms
- See akt
- agentura
Further reading
- agent in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- agent in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From Latin ag?ns.
Noun
agent c (singular definite agenten, plural indefinite agenter)
- agent (all senses)
Declension
Synonyms
- spion
Derived terms
See also
- agens
- kommissionær
- repræsentant
- subjekt
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French agent, from Latin ag?ns (“one who acts”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a????nt/
- Hyphenation: a?gent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
agent m (plural agenten, diminutive agentje n, feminine agente)
- a police officer, cop;
- Synonym: politieagent
- as low(est) rank, constable
- an undercover agent; intelligence officer, secret agent
- an agent (one who acts on behalf of another)
- a broker
- Synonym: makelaar
- a middleman, surrogate
- a broker
Derived terms
- agentschap
- beursagent
Related terms
- agens
Descendants
- Afrikaans: agent
- ? Indonesian: agen
Anagrams
- gaten
French
Etymology
From Middle French agent, from Latin ag?ns, agentis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.???/
Noun
agent m (plural agents, feminine agente)
- agent
Derived terms
Related terms
- agence
Descendants
- ? Turkish: ajan
Further reading
- “agent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- étang
- gante, ganté
- géant
- gênât
Italian
Noun
agent m (plural agent, feminine agente)
- agent
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a.?ent/, [?ä??n?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.d??ent/, [???d???n?t?]
Verb
agent
- third-person plural future active indicative of ag?
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin agens, genitive agentis
Noun
agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agenter, definite plural agentene)
- an agent
References
- “agent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “agent” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin agens, genitive agentis
Noun
agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agentar, definite plural agentane)
- an agent
References
- “agent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin ag?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.??nt/
Noun
agent m pers (feminine agentka)
- (espionage) agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
- Synonyms: szpieg, wywiadowca
- (law) commission agent (agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name)
- Synonym: ajent
- (business) representative (company agent)
- Synonym: przedstawiciel
- (acting, literature) impresario, literary agent
- (espionage) officer, peeper, secret agent
- Synonyms: cichociemny, tajniak
Declension
Related terms
- (nouns) agentura, agenturka
- (adjectives) agenturowy, agenturalny
Further reading
- agent in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- agent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Alternative forms
- aghent
Etymology
From French agent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a?d?ent]
Noun
agent m (plural agen?i, feminine equivalent agent?)
- agent
Declension
Further reading
- agent in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Latin ag?ns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ent/
- Hyphenation: a?gent
Noun
àgent m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- agent
Declension
References
- “agent” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
agent c
- an agent
Declension
Related terms
- agentfilm
- agentkontor
- agentprovision
- agentroman
- agentskap
- agentur
- agentverksamhet
- handelsagent
See also
- aktör
- ombud
References
- agent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- agnet, genat, tagen, tagne
Tatar
Noun
agent
- Latin spelling of ????? (a?ent)
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