Gentman

/ˈdʒɛntmən/ noun

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

AMአማርኛ
ሰራተኛ
se-ra-te-nya
ARالعربية
سيد
sayyid
BNবাংলা
জেন্টলম্যান
jen-tle-man
CACatalà
gent
jen-t
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
FAفارسی
آقا
a-qa
FISuomi
gentleman
jen-tle-man
FRFrançais
gentleman
jen-tle-man
GUGU
સરદાર
sa-ra-dar
HAHA
Mutum
mu-tum
HEעברית
gentleman
jen-tle-man
HIहिन्दी
श्रीमान
shree-maan
HUMagyar
gentleman
jen-tle-man
IDBahasa Indonesia
gentleman
jen-tle-man
IGIG
nwoke
n-wo-ke
ITItaliano
gentleman
jen-tle-man
JA日本語
紳士
shinshi
KKKK
еркек
er-kek
KMKM
បុរស
pu-rs
KO한국어
신사
shin-sa
MRMR
श्रीमान
shree-maan
MSBahasa Melayu
gentleman
jen-tle-man
MYမြန်မာ
gentleman
jen-tle-man
NLNederlands
gentleman
jen-tle-man
NONorsk
gentleman
jen-tle-man
PAPA
ਸਾਹਿਬ
sa-hib
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
YOYO
Olori
oh-lor-ee
ZH中文
绅士
shēnshì
ZUZU
umuntu
oo-mu-ntu

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