jende

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin gentem, probably via Old Spanish yente or Spanish gente.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /xende/, [xẽ̞n̪.d̪e̞]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /jende/, [jẽ̞n̪.d̪e̞]

Noun

jende anim

  1. people
    • 1990, Fermin Muguruza (lyrics), “Kaixo”‎, performed by Negu Gorriak:
      Egurrezko kutxa baten aldamenean / Jendea negarrez hasten da
      Next to a wooden box / People start crying

Declension
Declension of jende (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive jende jendea jendeak
ergative jendek jendeak jendeek
dative jenderi jendeari jendeei
genitive jenderen jendearen jendeen
comitative jenderekin jendearekin jendeekin
causative jenderengatik jendearengatik jendeengatik
benefactive jenderentzat jendearentzat jendeentzat
instrumental jendez jendeaz jendeez
inessive jenderengan jendearengan jendeengan
locative — — —
allative jenderengana jendearengana jendeengana
terminative jenderenganaino jendearenganaino jendeenganaino
directive jenderenganantz jendearenganantz jendeenganantz
destinative jenderenganako jendearenganako jendeenganako
ablative jenderengandik jendearengandik jendeengandik
partitive jenderik — —
prolative jendetzat — —

Derived terms
  • jende-modu (“scum”)
  • jende-oste (“crowd”)
  • jende-talde (“crowd”)
  • jendetasun (“cordiality”)
  • jendetasunez (“politely”)
  • jendetu (“to civilize”)

See also
  • gizaki (“human being”)
  • pertsona (“person”)

Further reading
  • "jende" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “jende” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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