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gentile
English
Alternative forms
- Gentile
Etymology
Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gent?lis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), a semantic loan from Hebrew ????, morphologically from g?ns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -?lis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle and genteel. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d???nta?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
- Hyphenation: gen?tile
Adjective
gentile (not comparable)
- Non-Jewish.
- Heathen, pagan.
- Relating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national.
- Of or pertaining to a gens or several gentes.
- (grammar) Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country.
Derived terms
- gentilic
- gentilical
- gentilically
- gentilicism
Related terms
- genteel
Translations
Noun
gentile (plural gentiles)
- A non-Jewish person.
- (grammar) A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.
Hypernyms
- (grammar): noun
Translations
See also
- (grammar): patronymic
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??en?ti.le/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin gent?lis.
Adjective
gentile (plural gentili)
- kind, courteous
- gentle
- lovely
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- gentile1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
From Latin gent?lis (“heathen, pagan”).
Noun
gentile m (plural gentili)
- gentile (a non-Jewish person)
Derived terms
- gentilesco
- gentilesimo
Related terms
- gentilità
Adjective
gentile (plural gentili)
- (literary) gentile (non-Jewish)
Further reading
- gentile2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?en?ti?.le/, [??n??t?i????]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d??en?ti.le/, [d???n??t?i?l?]
Adjective
gent?le
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of gent?lis
References
- gentile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Swedish
Adjective
gentile
- absolute definite natural masculine form of gentil.
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idolater
English
Alternative forms
- idolator (chiefly British)
Etymology
From French idolatre, from Latin idololatra.[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?a??d?l?t??/
Noun
idolater (plural idolaters) (female idolatress)
- One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.
Related terms
- idol
- idolatry
Translations
Anagrams
- roaldite, tailored, tailrode
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