Latin

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Etymology

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From centum (hundred) +‎ -ceps (headed).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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centiceps (genitive centicipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. hundred-headed; with a hundred heads

Usage notes

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Used to refer to Cerberus, the multi-headed dog who guarded the entrance to the underworld.

Declension

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Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative centiceps centicipitēs centicipitia
Genitive centicipitis centicipitium
Dative centicipitī centicipitibus
Accusative centicipitem centiceps centicipitēs centicipitia
Ablative centicipitī centicipitibus
Vocative centiceps centicipitēs centicipitia
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References

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  • centiceps”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • centiceps”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • centiceps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.