gēns

gēns uit.-lat.

Aus uital. *gentis, aus uig. *ǵénh₁tis, von der Wurzel *ǵenh₁- „produzieren, zeugen, gebären“.

See also generō, genus, gignō. Cognate with English kind, Sanskrit जाति (jāti), Ancient Greek γένος (génos) and Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis), whence English genesis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡens/, [ɡẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒens/, [d͡ʒɛns]

Noun

gēns f (genitive gentis); third declension

1. Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
2. stock, tribe
3. nation, country [ quotations ▼]
4. people, family [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: tribus, prōlēs, prōgeniēs

5. the chief gods
6. (biblical, Christianity, Judaism) heathen, pagan

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gēns	gentēs
Genitive	gentis	gentium
Dative	gentī	gentibus
Accusative	gentem	gentēs gentīs
Ablative	gente	gentibus
Vocative	gēns	gentēs