centiceps
Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
From centum (“hundred”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɛn.tɪ.kɛps]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛn.ti.t͡ʃeps]
Adjective
centiceps (genitive centicipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Usage notes
Used to refer to Cerberus, the multi-headed dog who guarded the entrance to the underworld.
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | centiceps | centicipitēs | centicipitia | ||
| genitive | centicipitis | centicipitium | |||
| dative | centicipitī | centicipitibus | |||
| accusative | centicipitem | centiceps | centicipitīs centicipitēs |
centicipitia | |
| ablative | centicipitī centicipite |
centicipitibus | |||
| vocative | centiceps | centicipitēs | centicipitia | ||
Related terms
References
- “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.