xente

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin gēns, gentem.

Noun

xente f (plural xentes)

1. people

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Galician

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃente̝/

Noun

xente f (plural xentes)

1. people
2. nation

   Synonyms: nación, pobo

3. person

   Podes afiuzar nel, é boa xente. ― You can trust him, he is a good person. (literally, “You can trust him, he's good people.”)

   Synonym: persoa

Derived terms

• xente bafúa (“mob, rabble; scum”)
• xente do mar (“mariners”)
• xente nova (“young ones”)
• xentiña
• xentuza

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gente”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “xente” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin gēns, gentem. Compare Italian gente

Noun

xente m (plural xenti)

1. Alternative form of zente