gentilic

发音

UK /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/
其它
US /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/

词形变化

gentilics 复数 gentilics

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A personal name derived from a place name.

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

  2. 2.

    A demonym.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Tribal or national.

  2. 2.

    Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary