🇮🇹 Italian

genti

feminine

le genti

peoples

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genti
/le ˈdʒɛnti/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say genti in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈdʒɛnti/

How do you pronounce genti in Italian?

genti is pronounced /le ˈdʒɛnti/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La gente italiana è molto ospitale e accogliente.

Italian people are very hospitable and welcoming. (feminine adjectives: ospitale, accogliente agree with la gente)

La gente anziana della città era preoccupata per la nuova strada.

The elderly people of the city were worried about the new road. (feminine adjectives: anziana, preoccupata agree with la gente)

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Why is it feminine?

Genti is feminine in Italian. While it derives from Latin "gens" (meaning clan or family), the etymology explanation is misleading. In Latin, "gens" is actually feminine (not masculine as implied), and "gente" follows the natural phonetic evolution of Latin feminine nouns in Italian. The word is feminine because Italian inherited this gender from its Latin source, not because of an exceptional pattern.

What is the Italian word for peoples?

The Italian word for peoples is le genti — feminine.

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