gentilic

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Tribal or national.
2. (not-comparable) Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.

Noun

1. A personal name derived from a place name.
2. A demonym.

Synonyms

demonym

Translations

Volksbezeichnung

gentilici

gentilé

gentilicio

Demonym

gentílico

inwonersnaam

gentilice

etnico

πατριδωνυμικό

demotico

ديمونيم

antropotoponimo

patrionimico

demoniem

Etymology

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