officina gentiumn.

Brit.

/ɒfɪˌsʌɪnə ˈdʒɛntɪəm/, U.S.

/ɔfəˈsaɪnə ˈdʒɛn(t)iəm/,

/ɑfəˈsaɪnə ˈdʒɛn(t)iəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin officina gentium.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin officina gentium (c550, Jordanes Getica (1882) iv. 25 ‘Scandza..quasi officina gentium aut certe velut vagina nationum’) < classical Latin officīna officina n. + gentium , genitive plural of gēns gens n.

A country or area from the inhabitants of which several nations develop.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > place of origin of a people

hive1788

officina gentium1816

officina gentis1832

Urheimat1934

1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. i. 19 That ancient country, the officina gentium, the mother of modern Europe.

1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 169 Southern Asia is..the great officina gentium.

1904 W. P. Ker Dark Ages iii. 131 [Jordanes] has a lofty conception of the destiny and fortunes of the Gothic race, and his account of the origin of the warlike nations in the Northern island, Scanzia, officina gentium, corresponds in prose to the epic genealogies of the poets.

1961 L. F. Brosnahan Sounds of Lang. ix. 195 The officina gentium which was Scandinavia at this period.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	officina gentium
释义	officina gentiumn. Brit. /ɒfɪˌsʌɪnə ˈdʒɛntɪəm/, U.S. /ɔfəˈsaɪnə ˈdʒɛn(t)iəm/, /ɑfəˈsaɪnə ˈdʒɛn(t)iəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin officina gentium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin officina gentium (c550, Jordanes Getica (1882) iv. 25 ‘Scandza..quasi officina gentium aut certe velut vagina nationum’) < classical Latin officīna officina n. + gentium , genitive plural of gēns gens n. A country or area from the inhabitants of which several nations develop. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > place of origin of a people hive1788 officina gentium1816 officina gentis1832 Urheimat1934 1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. i. 19 That ancient country, the officina gentium, the mother of modern Europe. 1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 169 Southern Asia is..the great officina gentium. 1904 W. P. Ker Dark Ages iii. 131 [Jordanes] has a lofty conception of the destiny and fortunes of the Gothic race, and his account of the origin of the warlike nations in the Northern island, Scanzia, officina gentium, corresponds in prose to the epic genealogies of the poets. 1961 L. F. Brosnahan Sounds of Lang. ix. 195 The officina gentium which was Scandinavia at this period. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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