Gent

See also: gent

English

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Gent

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Gent

1. A surname.
2. Alternative form of Ghent, Belgium; from Dutch Gent.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Genc
• Gentian, Gencian, Gentijan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Gentius, the last Illyrian king.

Proper noun

Gent m (definite Genti)

1. a male given name from Illyrian

Declension

Declension of Gent

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Gent	Genti
accusative		Gentin
dative/ablative	Genti	Gentit

Derived terms

• Genta

References

• Dražić, Marina, Antić, Ivana, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена [Catalogue of the most common Albanian names and surnames]‎ (in Serbo-Croatian), page 18b
• Kostallari, Androkli et al., editors (1982), “Gent, -i”, in Fjalor me emra njerëzish [Dictionary of personal names] (in Albanian), Tirana: 8 Nëntori, page 152

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Dutch Gent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛnt]

Proper noun

Gent m inan (relational adjective gentský)

1. Ghent

Declension

Declension of Gent (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Gent
genitive	Gentu
dative	Gentu
accusative	Gent
vocative	Gente
locative	Gentě, Gentu
instrumental	Gentem

Dutch

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Ghent

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Ghent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɛnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Gent
• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• Homophone: Gendt

Proper noun

Gent n

1. Ghent (the capital of East Flanders, Belgium)

   Meronyms: Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem, Zwijnaarde

Derived terms

• Gentenaar m, Gentse f
• Gents
• Klein Gent
• Nieuw Gent
• Maagd van Gent
• Sas van Gent

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Gent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Gent n (proper noun, genitive Gents or (optionally with an article) Gent)

1. Ghent (a city in Belgium)

Declension

Declension of Gent [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Gent
genitive	des	Gents, Gent1
dative	dem	Gent
accusative	das	Gent

¹Optionally with an article.

Coordinate terms

• Antwerpen, Brügge, Brüssel, Hasselt, Löwen, Lüttich, Mecheln, Mons, Namür

Derived terms

• Genter
  • Genterin