Latin edit

Etymology edit

From centēsimō (select one person in every hundred for a punishment) +‎ -tiō, from centēsimus (hundredth), from centum (hundred).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

centēsimātiō f (genitive centēsimātiōnis); third declension

  1. (rare) the selection by lot of every hundredth man for a punishment; centesimation

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative centēsimātiō centēsimātiōnēs
Genitive centēsimātiōnis centēsimātiōnum
Dative centēsimātiōnī centēsimātiōnibus
Accusative centēsimātiōnem centēsimātiōnēs
Ablative centēsimātiōne centēsimātiōnibus
Vocative centēsimātiō centēsimātiōnēs

Descendants edit

  • English: centesimation