"gent" meaning in Old French

See gent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃nt/ (note: early), /ˈʒãnt/ (note: late)
Etymology: From Latin genitus (“begotten”), perfect passive participle of gignō. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|genitus||begotten}} Latin genitus (“begotten”) Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|gente|||||||g=m|head=}} gent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gente), {{fro-adj}} gent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gente) Forms: gente [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], gens [masculine, singular, subjective], gente [feminine, singular, subjective], gent [neuter, singular, subjective], gent [masculine, oblique, singular], gente [feminine, oblique, singular], gent [neuter, oblique, singular], gente [oblique, singular], gent [oblique, singular], gent [masculine, plural, subjective], gentes [feminine, plural, subjective], gent [neuter, plural, subjective], gent [plural, subjective], gens [masculine, oblique, plural], gentes [feminine, oblique, plural], gent [neuter, oblique, plural], gentes [oblique, plural], gent [oblique, plural]
  1. fair, beautiful, handsome Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gent-fro-adj-AV257gbJ
  2. brave and beautiful Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gent-fro-adj-xygV34CO
  3. polite Tags: masculine, polite Synonyms: gentil
    Sense id: en-gent-fro-adj-ytKoDfRO Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 38 6 51 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gençor [comparative], also spelled gensor
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃nt/ (note: early), /ˈʒãnt/ (note: late) Forms: gent oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], genz [oblique, plural], gentz [oblique, plural], gent [nominative, singular], genz [nominative, plural], gentz [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin gentem, accusative singular of gēns. The nominative singular descends from a regularized form: oblique stem gent- and 3rd declension nominative -is. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|gentem}} Latin gentem Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} gent oblique singular, f (oblique plural genz or gentz, nominative singular gent, nominative plural genz or gentz)
  1. people, population
    Sense id: en-gent-fro-noun-WBZOOo5w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for gent meaning in Old French (5.1kB)

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