centesimo

See also: centésimo

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian centesimo. Doublet of centime.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tʃɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/

Noun

centesimo (plural centesimos or centesimi)

1. (historical) A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira. [from 19th c.]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish centésimo.

Alternative forms

• centésimo

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/

Noun

centesimo (plural centesimos)

1. A monetary unit worth one-hundredth of the main currency in Uruguay, Panama and (formerly) Chile. [from 19th c.]
   • 2005 November 12, The Guardian:

     And if they were talking 3-5-2, it referred only to the centesimos they were cutting, filing and preparing to throw at the Australian players from the stands throughout the match.

Anagrams

• centisome

Italian

Italian numbers ^(edit)

		1,000
←  90	←  99	100	101  → [a], [b]	200  →
		10
Cardinal: cento     Ordinal: centesimo     Ordinal abbreviation: 100º
Italian Wikipedia article on 100

Etymology

From cento (“hundred”) +‎ -esimo (“-th”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃenˈtɛ.zi.mo/, /t͡ʃenˈte.zi.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɛzimo, -ezimo
• Hyphenation: cen‧tè‧si‧mo, cen‧té‧si‧mo

Adjective

centesimo (feminine centesima, masculine plural centesimi, feminine plural centesime)

1. (ordinal number) hundredth

Noun

centesimo m (plural centesimi)

1. (fractional number) hundredth
2. (numismatics) cent, penny

Related terms

• centesimale
• cento

Anagrams

• cimentose

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɛnˈteː.sɪ.moː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪ɛː.s̬i.mo]

Etymology 1

From centēsimus (“hundredth”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

centēsimō (present infinitive centēsimāre, perfect active centēsimāvī, supine centēsimātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) to centesimate (to select one person in every hundred for a punishment)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of centēsimō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	centēsimō		centēsimās		centēsimat		centēsimāmus		centēsimātis		centēsimant
	imperfect	centēsimābam		centēsimābās		centēsimābat		centēsimābāmus		centēsimābātis		centēsimābant
	future	centēsimābō		centēsimābis		centēsimābit		centēsimābimus		centēsimābitis		centēsimābunt
	perfect	centēsimāvī		centēsimāvistī		centēsimāvit		centēsimāvimus		centēsimāvistis		centēsimāvērunt, centēsimāvēre
	pluperfect	centēsimāveram		centēsimāverās		centēsimāverat		centēsimāverāmus		centēsimāverātis		centēsimāverant
	future perfect	centēsimāverō		centēsimāveris		centēsimāverit		centēsimāverimus		centēsimāveritis		centēsimāverint
passive	present	centēsimor		centēsimāris, centēsimāre		centēsimātur		centēsimāmur		centēsimāminī		centēsimantur
	imperfect	centēsimābar		centēsimābāris, centēsimābāre		centēsimābātur		centēsimābāmur		centēsimābāminī		centēsimābantur
	future	centēsimābor		centēsimāberis, centēsimābere		centēsimābitur		centēsimābimur		centēsimābiminī		centēsimābuntur
	perfect	centēsimātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	centēsimātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	centēsimātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	centēsimem		centēsimēs		centēsimet		centēsimēmus		centēsimētis		centēsiment
	imperfect	centēsimārem		centēsimārēs		centēsimāret		centēsimārēmus		centēsimārētis		centēsimārent
	perfect	centēsimāverim		centēsimāverīs		centēsimāverit		centēsimāverīmus		centēsimāverītis		centēsimāverint
	pluperfect	centēsimāvissem		centēsimāvissēs		centēsimāvisset		centēsimāvissēmus		centēsimāvissētis		centēsimāvissent
passive	present	centēsimer		centēsimēris, centēsimēre		centēsimētur		centēsimēmur		centēsimēminī		centēsimentur
	imperfect	centēsimārer		centēsimārēris, centēsimārēre		centēsimārētur		centēsimārēmur		centēsimārēminī		centēsimārentur
	perfect	centēsimātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	centēsimātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		centēsimā		—		—		centēsimāte		—
	future	—		centēsimātō		centēsimātō		—		centēsimātōte		centēsimantō
passive	present	—		centēsimāre		—		—		centēsimāminī		—
	future	—		centēsimātor		centēsimātor		—		—		centēsimantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		centēsimāre			centēsimārī			centēsimāns			—
future		centēsimātūrum esse			centēsimātum īrī			centēsimātūrus			centēsimandus
perfect		centēsimāvisse			centēsimātum esse			—			centēsimātus
future perfect		—			centēsimātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		centēsimātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		centēsimandī		centēsimandō		centēsimandum		centēsimandō		centēsimātum		centēsimātū

Derived terms

• centēsimātiō

Descendants

• English: centesimate

Etymology 2

Numeral

centēsimō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of centēsimus

References

• “centesimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• centesimo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.