centre
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsen.tə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.tɚ/, [ˈsɛ.ɾ̃ɚ]
Audio (US) (file) - (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): [ˈsɪɾ̃ɚ]
- Hyphenation: cen‧tre
- Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ)
- Homophone: sinner (pin-pen merger)
- Homophone: center
NounEdit
centre (plural centres)
- (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
center — see center
A position in Rugby football in the back line
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VerbEdit
centre (third-person singular simple present centres, present participle centring or centreing, simple past and past participle centred)
- (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center
- 1962 February, “Talking of Trains: The "Midland Pullman"”, in Modern Railways, page 77:
- One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co.
TranslationsEdit
center — see center
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
centre m (plural centres)
- center (point in the interior of a circle)
- center (middle portion of something)
- center (place where some function or activity occurs)
- center (topic that is particularly important)
- downtown (business center of a city)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “centre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “centre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “centre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “centre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
EsperantoEdit
AdverbEdit
centre
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
centre m (plural centres)
- centre, center
- (soccer) cross, specifically one directed into the penalty area
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “centre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
PortugueseEdit
VerbEdit
centre
- first-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
- first-person singular imperative of centrar
- third-person singular imperative of centrar
SpanishEdit
VerbEdit
centre