"Gentius" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈɡɛn.ti.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡si.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Illyrian, compare Ancient Greek Γένθιος (Génthios), Γέντιος (Géntios). Ultimately possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|xil|-}} Borrowed from Illyrian, {{cog|grc|Γένθιος}} Ancient Greek Γένθιος (Génthios), {{der|la|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-|t=to produce}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Gentius<2>}} Gentius m sg (genitive Gentiī or Gentī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Gentius<2>}} Forms: Gentiī [genitive], Gentī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gentius [nominative, singular], Gentiī [genitive, singular], Gentī [genitive, singular], Gentiō [dative, singular], Gentium [accusative, singular], Gentiō [ablative, singular], Gentī [singular, vocative]
  1. a male given name, the last Illyrian king Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular Derived forms: ? gentiāna
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      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Gent"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Genc"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Genzio"
    }
  ],
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    },
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        "2": "Γένθιος"
      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-",
        "t": "to produce"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Illyrian, compare Ancient Greek Γένθιος (Génthios), Γέντιος (Géntios). Ultimately possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gentiī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentius",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentiō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentiō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "Gentius m sg (genitive Gentiī or Gentī); second declension",
      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "Gentius<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "? gentiāna"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 44.23.1",
          "text": "Perseus quod iam inchoatum perficere, quia inpensa pecuniae facienda erat, non inducebat in animum, ut Gentium Illyriorum regem sibi adiungeret",
          "translation": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "a male given name, the last Illyrian king"
      ],
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          "Illyrian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈɡɛn.ti.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡si.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gentius"
}
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      "word": "? gentiāna"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "sq",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Gent"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Genc"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-",
        "t": "to produce"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Illyrian, compare Ancient Greek Γένθιος (Génthios), Γέντιος (Géntios). Ultimately possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”).",
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      "form": "Gentiī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gentius",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentiī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentiō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentiō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gentī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Gentius<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "Gentius m sg (genitive Gentiī or Gentī); second declension",
      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Gentius<2>"
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      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin given names",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin male given names",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin proper nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Illyrian",
        "Latin terms derived from Illyrian",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of Latin quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 44.23.1",
          "text": "Perseus quod iam inchoatum perficere, quia inpensa pecuniae facienda erat, non inducebat in animum, ut Gentium Illyriorum regem sibi adiungeret",
          "translation": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name, the last Illyrian king"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Illyrian",
          "Illyrian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡɛn.ti.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡si.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gentius"
}

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