"gent" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ɣɛnt/ Forms: genten [plural], gentje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch gent, from Old Dutch *genit, variant of *ganut, from Proto-West Germanic *ganut, from Proto-Germanic *ganutaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|gent}} Middle Dutch gent, {{inh|nl|odt|*genit}} Old Dutch *genit, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*ganut}} Proto-West Germanic *ganut, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ganutaz}} Proto-Germanic *ganutaz Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|gentje}} gent m (plural genten, diminutive gentje n)
  1. (now rare) gander, male goose Tags: archaic, masculine Categories (lifeform): Geese, Male animals Synonyms: mannetjesgans, ganzerik, gander Derived forms: jan-van-gent
    Sense id: en-gent-nl-noun-rI6Lb631
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɣɛnt/ Forms: genten [plural], gentje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Back-formation from jan-van-gent. Etymology templates: {{back-form|nl|jan-van-gent}} Back-formation from jan-van-gent Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|gentje}} gent m (plural genten, diminutive gentje n)
  1. (taxonomy) bird of the Sulidae family Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Taxonomy Categories (lifeform): Suliform birds
    Sense id: en-gent-nl-noun-2dwJDCVU Categories (other): Dutch back-formations, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch back-formations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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