different between gent vs gradual
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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gradual
English
Alternative forms
- graduall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gradu?lis, from Latin gradus (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?rad?-, *g?red?- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic ???????????????????? (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???æd?u?l/, /???æd?w?l/, /???æd??l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???ad?u?l/, /???adju?l/, /???ad??l/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /????d???l/, /????d??l/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /-uæl/
- Hyphenation: grad?u?al, grad?ual, gradu?al
Adjective
gradual (comparative more gradual, superlative most gradual)
- Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
Synonyms
- stepwise
Antonyms
- sudden
- abrupt
Derived terms
- gradually
Translations
See also
- insidious
Noun
gradual (plural graduals)
- (Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
- (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gradu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /???.du?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /??a.du?al/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
gradual (masculine and feminine plural graduals)
- gradual
Derived terms
- gradualment
Related terms
- grau
Further reading
- “gradual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gradual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “gradual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gradual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gradu?lis.
Adjective
gradual m or f (plural graduais)
- gradual
Derived terms
- gradualmente
Related terms
- grao
Further reading
- “gradual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gradu?lis.
Adjective
gradual m or f (plural graduais, comparable)
- gradual
Inflection
Derived terms
- gradualmente
Further reading
- “gradual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gradu?lis.
Adjective
gradual (plural graduales)
- gradual
Derived terms
- gradualmente
Related terms
- graduar
- grado
Noun
gradual m (plural graduales)
- (Roman Catholic Church) gradual
Further reading
- “gradual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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