"nomen gentilicium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: nomina gentilicia [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nōmen (“name”) + gentīlicium (nominative neuter singular form of gentīlicius, “belonging to a particular Roman gens”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|nōmen||name}} Latin nōmen (“name”) Head templates: {{en-noun|nomina gentilicia|nolinkhead=1}} nomen gentilicium (plural nomina gentilicia)
  1. The name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens; a gentile name. Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Related terms: gentilician, gentilitial, gentilitian, gentilitious Translations (name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens): nomen gentile [neuter] (Dutch), gentilice [masculine] (French), Gentilname [masculine] (German), nōmen gentīlicium [neuter] (Latin), nōmen [neuter] (Latin), nōmen gentīle [neuter] (Latin)

Inflected forms

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