xente
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin gēns, gentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃente/ [ˈʃẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: xen‧te
Noun
xente f (plural xentes)
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese gente, from Latin gēns, gentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃente/ [ˈʃen̪.t̪ɪ], /ˈʃɛnte/ [ˈʃɛn̪.t̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -ente, -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: xen‧te
Noun
xente f (plural xentes)
- people
- nation
- person
- Synonym: persoa
- Podes afiuzar nel, é boa xente. ― You can trust him, he is a good person. (literally, “You can trust him, he's good people.”)
Derived terms
- xente bafúa (“mob, rabble; scum”)
- xente do mar (“mariners”)
- xente nova (“young ones”)
- xentiña
- xentuza
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gente”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xente”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xente”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “xente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Venetan
Etymology
From Latin gēns, gentem. Compare Italian gente.
Noun
xente m (plural xenti)
- alternative form of zente