Gens — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

family based on male descent

informal term for information

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɛnz/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɛnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɛnz/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɛnz/.

Examples

he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name
give me the gen on your new line of computers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gen name

Parts of Speech

noun	family based on male descent “he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name”
noun	informal term for information “give me the gen on your new line of computers”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gen

Familie basierend auf männlicher Abstammung

🇪🇸Spanish

genes

familia basada en ascendencia masculina

🇮🇹Italian

gen

famiglia basata sulla discendenza maschile

🇷🇺Russian

род

семья по мужскому происхождению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जेन्स

पुरुष वंश पर आधारित परिवार

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜென்மங்கள்

ஆண் வம்சாவளியை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்ட குடும்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వంశాలు

మగ సంతతి ఆధారంగా కుటుంబం

🇮🇳Marathi

जीन्स

पुरुष वंशावर आधारित कुटुंब

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાતિઓ

પુરુષ વંશ પર આધારિત કુટુંબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಲಗಳು

ಪುರುಷ ಮೂಲವನ್ನು ಆಧರಿಸಿದ ಕುಟುಂಬ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജനിതകങ്ങൾ

പുരുഷ വംശത്തെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ള കുടുംബം

🇵🇰Urdu

جینز

مردانہ نسل پر مبنی خاندان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

氏族

以男性血统为基础的家庭

🇯🇵Japanese

世代

男系に基づく家族

🇰🇷Korean

세대

남성 혈통을 바탕으로 한 가족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thị tộc

gia đình dựa trên nguồn gốc nam giới

🇹🇭Thai

สกุล

ครอบครัวที่มีเชื้อสายชาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

gen

keluarga berdasarkan keturunan laki-laki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عشيرة

الأسرة على أساس النسب الذكور

🇮🇷Persian

تیره

خانواده مبتنی بر تبار مرد

🇹🇷Turkish

soy

erkek kökenine dayalı aile

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What is the primary definition of the word 'gens'?

The primary meaning of 'gens' is 'family based on male descent'.

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Using 'gens' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gens' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gens' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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