centumvir
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
centumvir (plural centumvirs or centumviri)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From centum (“hundred”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈtum.u̯ir/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪ʊmu̯ɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtum.vir/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪umvir]
Noun edit
centumvir m (genitive centumvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) centumvir
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | centumvir | centumvirī |
| Genitive | centumvirī | centumvirōrum |
| Dative | centumvirō | centumvirīs |
| Accusative | centumvirum | centumvirōs |
| Ablative | centumvirō | centumvirīs |
| Vocative | centumvir | centumvirī |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: centumvir
- Italian: centumviro
- Portuguese: centúnviro
- Spanish: centunviro
References edit
- “centumvir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centumvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin centumvir.
Noun edit
centumvir m (plural centumviri)
Declension edit
Declension of centumvir
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) centumvir | centumvirul | (niște) centumviri | centumvirii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) centumvir | centumvirului | (unor) centumviri | centumvirilor |
| vocative | centumvirule | centumvirilor | ||