centesimo

centesimo

See also: centésimo

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian centesimo. Doublet of centime.

Pronunciation

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

    Pronunciation

    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.

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    Italian

    Italian numbers (edit)
    1,000
     ←  90  ←  99 100 101  → [a], [b] 200  → 
    10
        Cardinal: cento
        Ordinal: centesimo
        Ordinal abbreviation: 100º

    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtɛ.zi.mo/, /t͡ʃenˈte.zi.mo/[1]
      • 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, rappen

      Descendants

      • Greek: τσεντέζιμο (tsentézimo)
        • Turkish: çentez (dialect)

      References

      1. ^ centesimo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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      Latin

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

        From centēsimus (hundredth) + .

        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
        Derived terms
        Descendants

        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.

        Romanian

        Etymology

        Borrowed from Spanish centesimo.

        Noun

        centesimo m (plural centesimi)

        1. centesimo

        Declension

        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative centesimo centesimoul centesimi centesimii
        genitive-dative centesimo centesimoului centesimi centesimilor
        vocative centesimoule centesimilor

        References

        • centesimo in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN