Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nomina gentilicia

/ˈnɒmɪnə d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nom-i-na -gen-tili-cia
IPA: /ˈnɒmɪnə d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪə/

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of nomen gentilicium

Etymology

Latin: nōmina (“names”, nominative plural form of nōmen, “name”) + gentīlicia (nominative neuter plural form of gentīlicius, “belonging to a particular Roman gens”) = “names of those belonging to a particular gens or gentes”

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈnɒmɪnə d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪə/

Questions

How do you pronounce nomina gentilicia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɒmɪnə d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪə/.
What does nomina gentilicia mean?: plural of nomen gentilicium
Where does nomina gentilicia come from?: Latin: nōmina (“names”, nominative plural form of nōmen, “name”) + gentīlicia (nominative neuter plural form of gentīlicius, “belonging to a particular Roman gens”) = “names of those belonging to a particular gens or gentes”

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