gentilic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/    美 /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A personal name derived from a place name.
    — Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?
  2. A demonym.
形容词 adj.
  1. Tribal or national. not-comparable
  2. Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic. not-comparable

词形变化

gentilics plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.
词源 2
From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.
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