"gens" meaning in Latin

See gens in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ɡeːns\
Forms: gentēs [plural, nominative], gentēs [plural, vocative], gentĕm [singular, accusative], gentēs [plural, accusative], gentĭs [singular, genitive], gentiŭm [plural, genitive], gentī [singular, dative], gentĭbŭs [plural, dative], gentĕ [singular, ablative], gentĭbŭs [plural, ablative]
  1. Race, espèce.
    Sense id: fr-gens-la-noun-ZgmR2n5r Categories (other): Exemples en latin
  2. Nation, peuple.
    Sense id: fr-gens-la-noun-9Iz3GtzY Categories (other): Exemples en latin
  3. Canton, contrée.
    Sense id: fr-gens-la-noun-haZgA8Wu Categories (other): Exemples en latin
  4. Maison, clan (groupe de familles ayant un ancêtre et un culte domestique communs), tribu.
    Sense id: fr-gens-la-noun-zAx7ta4v Categories (other): Exemples en latin
  5. Famille, descendance, progéniture.
    Sense id: fr-gens-la-noun-tPqLSsDW Categories (other): Exemples en latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: familia, genus, natio

Inflected forms

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      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lexique en latin de la famille",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    {
      "translation": "qui appartient à une nation, national",
      "word": "genticus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "qui appartient à une famille ; indigène",
      "word": "gentilis"
    },
    {
      "word": "gentilicius"
    },
    {
      "translation": "de famille, des gens",
      "word": "gentilitius"
    },
    {
      "translation": "parenté, communauté",
      "word": "gentilitas"
    },
    {
      "word": "gentiliter"
    },
    {
      "translation": "à la manière du pays",
      "word": "gentilitŭs"
    },
    {
      "translation": "démesuré",
      "word": "ingens"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "gente"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Français",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "gent"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Français",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "gens"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italien",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "gente"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "gente"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Roumain",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "gintă"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Dérivé de gigno (« engendrer, générer »), le mot est lié à genus (« naissance ») ou generare (« engendrer ») et est issu d’une racine indo-européenne gen- qui a également donné γένος, génos (« race »), genèse (issu du grec), kin (« famille au sens large »), kind (« espèce ») en anglais, etc."
  ],
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    {
      "form": "gentēs",
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        "plural",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentēs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĕm",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentēs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĭs",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentiŭm",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentī",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĭbŭs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĕ",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĭbŭs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "ablative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Fin. 5, 23, 65",
          "text": "Gens humana",
          "translation": "L’espèce humaine."
        },
        {
          "text": "Gentes <> Romani",
          "translation": "Les étrangers, les barbares (post-Auguste)."
        },
        {
          "text": "Gentes",
          "translation": "Les nations païennes, les païens, les Gentils (latin ecclésiastique)."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Race, espèce."
      ],
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    },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jus gentium",
          "translation": "Le droit des peuples."
        }
      ],
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        "Nation, peuple."
      ],
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    },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ubinam gentium sumus?",
          "translation": "En quelle partie du monde sommes-nous ?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Nusquam gentium",
          "translation": "Nulle part."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Canton, contrée."
      ],
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    },
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en latin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Epistulae ad familiares [Lettres aux amis], 9, 21, 2",
          "text": "Patricii minorum gentium",
          "translation": "Patriciens de familles plus récentes, patriciens du second rang."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Horace, S. 2, 5, 15",
          "text": "Sine gente",
          "translation": "Sans naissance, de basse condition."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Maison, clan (groupe de familles ayant un ancêtre et un culte domestique communs), tribu."
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        {
          "ref": "Virgile, En. 10, 228",
          "text": "Vigilasne, deûm gens, Ænea?",
          "translation": "Veilles-tu, Énée, descendant des dieux ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Famille, descendance, progéniture."
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ɡeːns\\"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "familia"
    },
    {
      "word": "genus"
    },
    {
      "word": "natio"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "feminine"
  ],
  "word": "gens"
}
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    "Lexique en latin de la famille",
    "Noms communs de la troisième déclinaison en latin",
    "Noms communs en latin",
    "latin"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "translation": "qui appartient à une nation, national",
      "word": "genticus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "qui appartient à une famille ; indigène",
      "word": "gentilis"
    },
    {
      "word": "gentilicius"
    },
    {
      "translation": "de famille, des gens",
      "word": "gentilitius"
    },
    {
      "translation": "parenté, communauté",
      "word": "gentilitas"
    },
    {
      "word": "gentiliter"
    },
    {
      "translation": "à la manière du pays",
      "word": "gentilitŭs"
    },
    {
      "translation": "démesuré",
      "word": "ingens"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "gente"
    },
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      "lang": "Français",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "gent"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Français",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "gens"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italien",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "gente"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "gente"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Roumain",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "gintă"
    }
  ],
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    "Dérivé de gigno (« engendrer, générer »), le mot est lié à genus (« naissance ») ou generare (« engendrer ») et est issu d’une racine indo-européenne gen- qui a également donné γένος, génos (« race »), genèse (issu du grec), kin (« famille au sens large »), kind (« espèce ») en anglais, etc."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gentēs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentēs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĕm",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentēs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĭs",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentiŭm",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentī",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĭbŭs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĕ",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gentĭbŭs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "ablative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "raw_tags": [
    "gens"
  ],
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        "Exemples en latin"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Fin. 5, 23, 65",
          "text": "Gens humana",
          "translation": "L’espèce humaine."
        },
        {
          "text": "Gentes <> Romani",
          "translation": "Les étrangers, les barbares (post-Auguste)."
        },
        {
          "text": "Gentes",
          "translation": "Les nations païennes, les païens, les Gentils (latin ecclésiastique)."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Race, espèce."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en latin"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jus gentium",
          "translation": "Le droit des peuples."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nation, peuple."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en latin"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ubinam gentium sumus?",
          "translation": "En quelle partie du monde sommes-nous ?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Nusquam gentium",
          "translation": "Nulle part."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Canton, contrée."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en latin"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Epistulae ad familiares [Lettres aux amis], 9, 21, 2",
          "text": "Patricii minorum gentium",
          "translation": "Patriciens de familles plus récentes, patriciens du second rang."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Horace, S. 2, 5, 15",
          "text": "Sine gente",
          "translation": "Sans naissance, de basse condition."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Maison, clan (groupe de familles ayant un ancêtre et un culte domestique communs), tribu."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en latin"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Virgile, En. 10, 228",
          "text": "Vigilasne, deûm gens, Ænea?",
          "translation": "Veilles-tu, Énée, descendant des dieux ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Famille, descendance, progéniture."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ɡeːns\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "familia"
    },
    {
      "word": "genus"
    },
    {
      "word": "natio"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "feminine"
  ],
  "word": "gens"
}

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