cien
English edit
Noun edit
cien
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Asturian edit
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Cardinal : cien Ordinal : centésimu | ||
Alternative forms edit
- cientu (combining form only)
Etymology edit
From cientu, from Old Leonese, from Latin centum.
Numeral edit
cien (indeclinable)
- one hundred; 100
- cien llobos — one hundred wolves
- cien vaques — one hundred cows
Usage notes edit
The indeclinable form cien means "one hundred" only. To say "one hundred one", the combining form cientu is used, as cientu un. Likewise, "one hundred thirty" is cientu trenta, and "one hundred fifty-four" is cientu cincuenta y cuatro.
Derived terms edit
Mirandese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Leonese, from Latin centum.
Numeral edit
cien
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
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cien
Spanish edit
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Cardinal: cien, (before lower numerals) ciento Ordinal: centésimo Ordinal abbreviation: 100.º Multiplier: céntuplo Fractional: centésimo, centavo, céntimo | ||||
Spanish Wikipedia article on 100 |
Etymology edit
From ciento, from Latin centum.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjen/ [ˈθjẽn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjen/ [ˈsjẽn]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: cien
- Homophone: (Latin America) sien
Number edit
cien
- one hundred (100)
Usage notes edit
- cien is used when standing alone as a numeral:
- cien is used when followed by a noun:
- cien personas ― one hundred people
- cien is used when followed by a higher numeral:
- ciento is used when followed by a lower numeral:
- ciento is used as a noun referring to 100 units of something:
- In the indefinite sense, ciento is used:
- To indicate percentages, ciento is usually used, with regional exceptions, especially for 100%:
Derived terms edit
- al cien
- de todo a cien
- cien por ciento, cien por cien
- todo a cien
- doscientos m (“two hundred”), doscientas f
- trescientos m (“three hundred”), trescientas f
- cuatrocientos m (“four hundred”), cuatrocientas f
- quinientos m (“five hundred”), quinientas f
- seiscientos (“six hundred”), seiscientas f
- setecientos m (“seven hundred”), setecientas f
- ochocientos (“eight hundred”), ochocientas f
- novecientos m (“nine hundred”), novecientas f
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “cien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Zhuang edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Chinese 千 (MC tshen).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɕiːn˨˦/
- Tone numbers: cien1
- Hyphenation: cien
Numeral edit
cien (1957–1982 spelling cien)