Definition
Plural of 'gens'; groups or families with a common ancestry, particularly in ancient Rome where a gens was a clan descending from a common male ancestor.
Etymology
From Latin 'gentes' (plural of 'gens'), meaning tribes or clans, borrowed directly into English to describe Roman social and familial organization structures.
Kelly Says
The Roman gentes system is why we have the term 'gentlemen'—it originally meant men of the gentes, or men of noble clan standing, which is why it carries connotations of privilege and propriety.
Translations
DADansk
mennesker
men-nes-ker
DEDeutsch
Menschen
men-shuh-n
ELΕλληνικά
άνθρωποι
an-thro-poi
FISuomi
ihmiset
ee-mee-set
HUMagyar
emberek
em-beh-rek
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang
o-rang
IGIG
ndị mmadụ
n-dee m-ma-doo
ITItaliano
persone
per-soh-neh
KMKM
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ
bra-che-a-pol-ro-dt
MSBahasa Melayu
orang
o-rang
NLNederlands
mensen
men-sen
NONorsk
mennesker
men-nes-ker
PTPortuguês
pessoas
poo-soh-zas
RORomână
oameni
o-a-meh-nee
SVSvenska
människor
man-ni-skor
SWKiswahili
wanaume
wa-na-oo-meh
TAதமிழ்
நபர்கள்
na-par-gal
TEతెలుగు
వ్యక్తులు
vyakthulu
TRTürkçe
insanlar
in-san-lar
UKУкраїнська
люди
lyoo-dee
VITiếng Việt
người
ngoo-ee