French

Adjective

gente

1. feminine singular of gent

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡen.te/

Noun

gente ‎(plural gentes)

1. people

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gēns, gentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛnte/, [d͡ʒɛn̪.t̪e]
• Hyphenation: gèn‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛnte

Noun

gente f ‎(plural genti)

1. people, guys, folks

Derived terms

• gentaglia

Related terms

• gentile
• gentilesco

Latin

Noun

gente

1. ablative singular of gēns

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gẽte (obsolete, abbreviation)
• genti (eye dialect, Brazil)
• gênti (eye dialect, Brazil)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gente, from Latin gēns, gentis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒẽ.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒẽ.te/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ˈʒẽ.ti/

Noun

gente f (plural gentes)

1. people (a group of two or more persons)

   Tinha uma gente esperando na porta.‎

   There were some people waiting at the door.

2. people (persons forming a distinct identity)

   A gloriosa história da gente portuguesa.‎

   The glorious history of the Portuguese people.

3. (historical, Ancient Rome) gens (in Ancient Rome, a group of people descending from a common ancestor)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:gente.

Synonyms

• (persons forming a distinct identity): povo
• (gens): gens

Derived terms

• a gente
• gente boa
• gente fina
• gentinha (diminutive)

Related terms

• gentil

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gens, gentis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxẽnte]
• IPA^(key): [ˈhẽŋte]
• IPA^(key): [ˈhẽnte]

Noun

gente f ‎(plural gentes)^[1]

1. people

Usage notes

1. ↑ "gente" corresponds most closely with the English meaning of the word "people" as "a group of two or more persons." In Spanish, as in English, this word does not typically have a plural, since it is a collective noun. The plural is used in several common idiomatic phrases, however, or, rarely, in literature (e.g. don de gentes). Note that the other common meaning of "people" in English, which does have a plural, "a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc" does not correspond with "gente", and "pueblo" should be used to convey that meaning, which may be singular or plural.

Derived terms

• gentilicio
• gentuza