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gentilis.

of or belonging to the same family or gēns: kinsman

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɡɛnˈtiː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[d͡ʒenˈtiː.lis]
  1. of or belonging to the same family or gēns: kinsman

    declension-3 · two-termination
  2. of or relating to a tribe or clan: clansman, tribesman

    declension-3 · two-termination
  3. of or belonging to the same people or nation

    declension-3 · two-termination
  4. of slaves who bore the same name as their master

    declension-3 · two-termination
  5. foreign, exotic

    declension-3 · poetic · two-termination
Where this word comes from

From gēns (“clan, tribe”) + -īlis (“-ile”).

noun
  1. heathen, pagan

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew גּוֹי (goi).

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