gentilicio

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡen.tiːˈli.ki.oː/, [ɡɛn̪t̪iːˈlʲɪkioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒen.tiˈli.t͡ʃi.o/, [d͡ʒen̪t̪iˈliːt͡ʃio]

Adjective

gentīliciō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of gentīlicius

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gentīlicius, from Latin gentīlis, whence English gentile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /xentiˈliθjo/ [xẽn̪.t̪iˈli.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xentiˈlisjo/ [xẽn̪.t̪iˈli.sjo]
• Rhymes: -iθjo
• Rhymes: -isjo
• Syllabification: gen‧ti‧li‧cio

Noun

gentilicio m (plural gentilicios)

1. demonym

Related terms

• gentil

 

Further reading

• “gentilicio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• gentilicio on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es