gentilice
French, adjective\ʒɑ̃.ti.lis\
gentilice is spelled G-E-N-T-I-L-I-C-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 115,758th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gentilice is a French adjective meaning “gentilician” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la gens, la famille romaine”.
What does gentilice mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gentilician
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la gens, la famille romaine. 2. Relatif au nom de famille.
noun: 1. Nom porté par tous les membres d’une même gens.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gentilice
- gentilices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gentilice?
- \ʒɑ̃.ti.lis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gentilice in French?
gentilice appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).