Example of Gentile In English
English / / July 04, 2021
Gentilices in English are a type of adjective that we use to talk about the place of origin or residence of a person, group or object. They can refer to a population, state, country, geographic region, or continent.
In English they are called gentilic adjectives, nationality or denonym.
Generally the names are accompanied by the noun they accompany:
I love Russian wristwatches (I like Russian watches. Here the name "Russian" is an adjective that modifies watches: "wristwatches")
On other occasions they are used as a complement to a predicate that describes the subject, also functioning as an adjective:
Many of my friend are French (Many of my friends are French. Here "French" also fulfills a descriptive function, as a complement to the predicate)
They can also act by themselves as a noun:
The British are interesting people (The British are interesting people. In this case, “British, British, works as a noun)
As for their spelling, the gentilics in English are always written with a capital initial.
In addition, the names in English do not have a distinction between masculine and feminine.
Most names are formed by adding –an or –ian to the name of the country or region. However, this does not happen in all cases, so you always have to be attentive to their forms.
150 examples of English names:
Afghan - Afghan
African - African
Albanian - Albanian
Algerian - Algerian
American - American
American - American
Andorrean - andorrés
Angolan - Angolan
Argentinian - Argentinian
Armenian - Armenian
Asian, Asiatic - Asian
Australian - Australian
Austrian - Austrian
Azerbaijanian - Azerbaijani
Bahamian - Bahamian
Bangladeshian - Bangladeshi
barbadian - barbadian
Bareinian - Barinese
Belarusian - Belarusian
Belgian - Belgian
Belizean - Belizean
Beninian – Beninese
Bolivian - Bolivian
Bosnian - Bosnian
Botswanian - Botswanian
Brazilian - Brazilian
Bruneian - Bruneian
Bulgarian - Bulgarian
Burkinian - Burkinés
Burundian - Burundian
Butanian - Bhutanese
Cambodian - Cambodian
Cameroonian - Cameroonian
Canadian - Canadian
Capian - Capiano
Centerafrican - Central African
Chadian - Chadian
Chilean - Chilean
Chinese - Chinese
Colombian - Colombian
Comorian - Comorian
Congolese - Congolese
Costa Rican, Tico - Costa Rican, Tico
Croatian - Croatian
Cuban - Cuban
Cypriot - Cypriot
Czech - Czech
Danish - Danish, Danish
Djibutian - Djibuteño
Dominican - Dominican
dominician - Dominiques
Dutch - Dutch
Ecuadorian - Ecuadorian
Egiptian - Egyptian
English, Brithish - English, British
Eritrean - Eritrean
Slovenian - Slovenian
Estonian - Estonian
Ethiopian - Ethiopian
European - European
Finn, Finnish - Finnish, Finnish
French - French
Gabonian - Gabonese
Gambian - Gambeño
Georgian - Georgian
Germanian - German
Ghanian - Ganés
Greek - Greek
Grenadian - Grenadian
Guatemalan - Guatemalan
Guinean - Guinés
Guinean - Guinés
Guinean - Guinés
Guyanese - Guyanese
Haitian - Haitian
Hondurian - Honduran
Hungarian - Hungarian
Icelander, Icelandic - Icelandic
Indian - Indian
Indonesian - Indonesian
Iranian, Persian - Iranian, Persian
iraqi - iraqi
Irish - Irish
Israeli - Israeli
Italian - Italian
Ivorian - Ivorian
Jamaican - Jamaican, Jamaican
Japanese - Japanese
Jordanian - Jordanian
Kazath - Kasajo, Kazakhstan
Kenyan - Kenyan
Korean - Korean
Kuwaiti - Kuwuatí
Kyrgyzstani - Kyrgyz
Laotian - Laotian
Latvian - Latvian
Lebanese - Lebanese
Lesotian - Lesotés
Liberian - Liberian
Libian - Libyan
Liechtensteiner - Lichtenstonian
Lithuanian - Lithuanian
Luxembourger - Luxembourgish
Makedonian - Macedonian
Malawian - Malawi
Malaysian - Malay
Malgasy - Malagasy
Malian - Malian
Maltese - Maltese
Mauritanian - Mauritanian
Mauritian - Mauritian
Mexican - Mexican
Micronesian - Micronesian
Moldovian - Moldavian
Mongolian - Mongolian
Moroccan - Moroccan
Mozambician - Mozambican
Namibian– Namibian
Nauruan - Naurés
Nepalese - Nepali
New Zealandian - New Zealander
Nicaraguan - Nicaraguan
Nigerian - Nigerian
Nigerien - Nigerian
Norwegian - Norwegian
Oceanian - Oceanian, from Oceania
Pakistani - Pakistani
Palauan - Palaunés
Panamian - Panamanian
Papuan - papuan
Paraguayan - Paraguayan
peruvian - peruvian
Philippinean - Filipino
Polish - Polish
Portuguese - Portuguese
Qatari - Qatari
Romanian - Romanian
Ruandian - Rwandan
Russian - Russian
Salvadorian, salvadorean - salvadoran
Samoan - Samoan
Saudi Arabian - Saudi Arabic
Senegalese - Senegalese
Serbian - Serbian
Seyselwa - Seychelense
Sierraleonian - Sierraleonese
Singaporean - Singaporean
Slovakian - Slovak
Somalian - Somali
Southafrican, South African - South African
Spanish - Spanish
Sri Lankan - Sri Lankan
Sudanese - Sudanese
Surinamese - Surinamese
swazilandian - Swazi
Swedish - Swedish
Swiss - Swiss
Syrian - Sirius
Tanzanian - Tanzanian
Thai, Siamese - Thai, Siamese
Timorian - Timorés
Togolese - Togolese
Tongan - Tongan
Trinitian - Trinitario
Tunisian - Tunisian
Turkish - Turkish
Turkmenistanian - Turkmenistano
Tuvaluan - Tuvaluan
Ugandan - Ugandan
Ukrainian - Ukrainian
Uruguayan - Uruguayan
Uzbek - Usbeko
Vanuatuan - Vanatuan
Venezuelan - Venezuelan
Vietnamese - Vietnamese
Yemeni - Yemeni
Zambian - Zambian, Zambian
Zimbabwean - Zimbabwean