gens

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[edit] English

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gens

  1. generations

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[edit] Noun

gens

  1. A legally defined unit of Roman society closest in meaning to and translated by English clan, but not identical to it. The gens was a collection of families whose members were related by birth, marriage or adoption. All the families were considered to have descended from a common clan ancestor although in cases where the time from the ancestor to the contemporary time was great the kinship was more remote than is meant by the English term "related." In such cases the legal definition still prevailed.

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[edit] Adverb

gens

  1. a bit
  2. a few

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin gens.

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[edit] Noun

gens m. pl. (no singular)

  1. (plural only; not used in singular form) set of people
    Ces gens-là ont toujours été sympas avec moi.
    Je n’aime pas les gens qui se prennent pour le nombril du monde.

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[edit] Latin

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  • IPA: /ˈgeːns/

[edit] Noun

gēns (genitive gentis); f, third declension

  1. Roman clan, related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name.
  2. tribe; people
  3. the chief gods

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative gēns gentēs
genitive gentis gentium
dative gentī gentibus
accusative gentem gentēs 1
ablative gente gentibus
vocative gēns gentēs

1 May also be gentīs.

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