Gent

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English

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Proper noun

Gent

  1. A surname.

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Gentius, the last Illyrian king.

Proper noun

Gent m (definite Genti)

  1. a male given name from Illyrian

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Dražić, Marina, Antić, Ivana, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена (in Serbo-Croatian), page 18b
  • Kostallari, Androkli et al., editors (1982), “Gent,~i”, in Fjalor me emra njerëzish (in Albanian), Tirana: 8 Nëntori, page 152

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Dutch Gent.

Proper noun

Gent m inan (related adjective gentský)

  1. Ghent

Declension

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch gent.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gent n

  1. Ghent (the capital of East Flanders, Belgium)
    Meronyms: Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem, Zwijnaarde

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Gent.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gent n (proper noun, genitive Gents or (optionally with an article) Gent)

  1. Ghent (a city in Belgium)