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nomen gentilicium

/ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nomen -gen-tili-ci-um
IPA
/ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens; a gentile name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōmen (“name”) + gentīlicium (nominative neuter singular form of gentīlicius, “belonging to a particular Roman gens”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/

Inflected Forms

nomina gentilicia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gentilician gentilitial gentilitian gentilitious

Questions

How do you pronounce nomen gentilicium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/.
What does nomen gentilicium mean?
The name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens; a gentile name.
Where does nomen gentilicium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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