Definition
A archaic or dialectal form meaning a man of gentle birth or of gentle manners; an alternative or shortened form of gentleman.
Etymology
Contracted form of 'gentleman,' dropping the 'le' from 'gentle.' This abbreviation appears in some regional dialects and earlier texts, showing how languages naturally compress common compounds over time.
Kelly Says
The word 'gentleman' itself is interesting because it literally means 'a gentle man,' but by the 1300s it stopped meaning just any kind man and started meaning only upper-class men—words can completely change meaning while looking exactly the same.
Translations
BNবাংলা
জেন্টলম্যান
jen-tle-man
CSČeština
gentleman
jen-tle-man
DADansk
gentleman
jen-tle-man
DEDeutsch
Gentleman
jen-tle-man
ELΕλληνικά
gentleman
jen-tle-man
ESEspañol
gentleman
jen-tle-man
FISuomi
gentleman
jen-tle-man
FRFrançais
gentleman
jen-tle-man
HEעברית
gentleman
jen-tle-man
HIहिन्दी
श्रीमान
shree-maan
HUMagyar
gentleman
jen-tle-man
IDBahasa Indonesia
gentleman
jen-tle-man
ITItaliano
gentleman
jen-tle-man
MSBahasa Melayu
gentleman
jen-tle-man
MYမြန်မာ
gentleman
jen-tle-man
NLNederlands
gentleman
jen-tle-man
NONorsk
gentleman
jen-tle-man
PLPolski
gentleman
jen-tle-man
PTPortuguês
gentleman
jen-tle-man
RORomână
gentleman
jen-tle-man
RUРусский
джентльмен
jen-tle-men
SVSvenska
gentleman
jen-tle-man
SWKiswahili
gentleman
jen-tle-man
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த ஆண்கள்
si-r-antha aan-gal
TEతెలుగు
gentleman
jen-tle-man
THไทย
สุภาพบุรุษ
su-pa-p-pu-rut
TLTL
gentleman
jen-tle-man
TRTürkçe
gentleman
jen-tle-man
UKУкраїнська
джентльмен
jen-tle-men
URاردو
جنٹلمین
jan-tle-man
VITiếng Việt
gentleman
jen-tle-man