ġens

See also: gens and Gens

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic جِنْس‎ (jins).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛns/

Noun

ġens m (plural ġnus)

  1. people, nation
  2. society (people of one’s country or community as a whole)
  3. gender, sex (male or female)
  4. (biology, taxonomy) genus (rank in a taxonomic classification)
  5. (grammar) gender
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