gentilic

English

Etymology

From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.

Adjective

gentilic (not comparable)

1. Tribal or national.
2. Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.

Translations

tribal

• French: gentilice (fr) m or f
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Noun

gentilic (plural gentilics)

1. A personal name derived from a place name.

   Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?

2. A demonym.

See also

• gentilic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia