xente

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Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin gēns, gentem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃente/, [ˈɕẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Hyphenation: xen‧te

Noun[edit]

xente f (plural xentes)

  1. people

Galician[edit]

"Homenaxe ás xentes do mar" (homage to the seamen)

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese gente, from Latin gēns, gentem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃente/ [ˈʃen̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Hyphenation: xen‧te

Noun[edit]

xente f (plural xentes)

  1. people
  2. nation
    Synonyms: nación, pobo
  3. person
    Synonym: persoa
    Podes afiuzar nel, é boa xente.You can trust him, he is a good person. (literally, “You can trust him, he's good people.”)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • gente” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • gente” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • xente” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • xente” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • xente” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Venetian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin gēns, gentem. Compare Italian gente.

Noun[edit]

xente m (plural xenti)

  1. Alternative form of zente