centenus

Latin

Etymology

From centum (“hundred”) +‎ -nus (“forming related nouns”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈteː.nus/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪eːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈte.nus/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪ɛːnus]

Adjective

centēnus (feminine centēna, neuter centēnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. one hundred (things)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative centēnus centēna centēnum centēnī centēnae centēna
Genitive centēnī centēnae centēnī centēnōrum centēnārum centēnōrum
Dative centēnō centēnō centēnīs
Accusative centēnum centēnam centēnum centēnōs centēnās centēna
Ablative centēnō centēnā centēnō centēnīs
Vocative centēne centēna centēnum centēnī centēnae centēna

Descendants
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: centẽo
    • Galician: centeo
    • Portuguese: centeio
  • Spanish: centeno

References
  • “centenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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