gentilis, gentilis, gentile:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
- Age:
- Later
- Field:
- Religion
gentile; non-Jew (to Jew); heathen/pagan (to Christian), not of one's faith;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gentile | gentilia |
| Acc. | gentile | gentilia |
| Voc. | gentile | gentilia |
Examples
Vitellius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...mare usque, item coloniam eiusdem nominis, quam gentili copia adversus Aequiculos tutandam olim depoposcissent; tempore deinde Samnitici belli..."
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...amnem sanguinea Bellona manu: trahit unda timentes gurgite gentili, nuda nec flebilis umbra stridebit uestros Tydeus inhumatus..."Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...ferratum quatit umbo nemus, tergoque fatiscit atque umeris gentilis aper; nusquam ardua coni gloria, quique apicem toruae Gradiuus..."Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...enses triste micant: flauae capiti tergoque leonum exuuiae, gentilis honos; et pineus armat stipes, inexhaustis artantur tela pharetris..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...avitis nomen testatas intulit in tabulas, impia derisi gentilis gaudia tollens, suscitat a cano volturium capiti: nec tantum..."Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...Adiabeno, mox Acbarus Arabum cum exercitu abscedunt, levitate gentili, et quia experimentis cognitum est barbaros malle Roma petere..."Liber XI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...genitus Viennae multisque et validis propinquitatibus subnixus turbare gentilis nationes promptum haberet. at Claudius nihil ultra scrutatus citis..."