tribes

Latin translation: Gentes

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English term or phrase:tribes
Latin translation:Gentes
Entered by: Chris Rowson (X)

05:10 Jul 4, 2002
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: tribes
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muitas tribos
HELIKA CARVALHO
Gentes
Explanation:
Muitos tribae = gentes multae.

Tribus is misleading, it doesn´t mean the same as modern tribes/tribos, which was more a division by area, for political purposes, though then alsointerlinked with birth.

Gens, gentis is closer
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4 +2Gentes
Chris Rowson (X)
4tribus
Juan Viloria
4multae tribus
Raffaella Cornacchini


  

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tribus


Explanation:
it's in the singular form.
tribi, tribii in plural?

just an idea.

Juan Viloria
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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neutral  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti: fourth declension... plural stays the same
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multae tribus


Explanation:
Sordidus erat habitus, persona contemptibilis et facies indecora; sed tantum Deus
verbis illius contulit efficaciam, ut multae tribus nobilium, inter quas ...
www.procasp.org.br/port/ mostra_texto.php?id_mensagem

tribus is also plural.
raffa1

Raffaella Cornacchini
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Gentes


Explanation:
Muitos tribae = gentes multae.

Tribus is misleading, it doesn´t mean the same as modern tribes/tribos, which was more a division by area, for political purposes, though then alsointerlinked with birth.

Gens, gentis is closer


    Reference: http://www.theheavenlydoctrines.org/static/l10461/585.htm
Chris Rowson (X)
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agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
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agree  cca
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