centner

English

Etymology

Probably from Lower German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight.

Noun

centner (plural centners)

1. A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
2. A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel).

Related terms

• cent
• centavo m
• centesimal
• centesimo m
• centiem m
• centigram
• centiliter
• centimo m

Translations

unit of weight of 100 base units

• German: Zentner (de) m (Germany: 50 kg, Austria, Switzerland: 100 kg)
• Swedish: centner (sv) c (100 lb, 42.5 kg)

unit of weight of 100 kg

• German: Doppelzentner (de) m (Germany), Zentner (de) m (Austria, Switzerland)
• Hungarian: mázsa (hu)

Swedish

Noun

centner c

1. A hundredweight, quintal (100 lbs, 42.5 kg)

Declension

Declension of centner
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	centner	centnern	centner	centnerna
Genitive	centners	centnerns	centners	centnernas

Anagrams

• centern, centren