gentilic
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English
Etymology
From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.
Adjective
gentilic (not comparable)
- Tribal or national.
- Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.
Translations
Noun
gentilic (plural gentilics)
- A personal name derived from a place name.
- Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?
- A demonym.
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gentilicius.
Adjective
gentilic m or n (feminine singular gentilică, masculine plural gentilici, feminine and neuter plural gentilice)
Declension
Declension of gentilic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | gentilic | gentilică | gentilici | gentilice | ||
| definite | gentilicul | gentilica | gentilicii | gentilicele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | gentilic | gentilice | gentilici | gentilice | ||
| definite | gentilicului | gentilicei | gentilicilor | gentilicelor | |||