centesimatio

Latin

Etymology

From centēsimō (“select one person in every hundred for a punishment”) +‎ -tiō, from centēsimus (“hundredth”), from centum (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ken.teː.siˈmaː.ti.oː/, [kɛn̪t̪eːs̠ɪˈmäːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃen.te.siˈmat.t͡si.o/, [t͡ʃen̪t̪es̬iˈmät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

centēsimātiō f (genitive centēsimātiōnis); third declension

1. (rare) the selection by lot of every hundredth man for a punishment; centesimation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	centēsimātiō	centēsimātiōnēs
Genitive	centēsimātiōnis	centēsimātiōnum
Dative	centēsimātiōnī	centēsimātiōnibus
Accusative	centēsimātiōnem	centēsimātiōnēs
Ablative	centēsimātiōne	centēsimātiōnibus
Vocative	centēsimātiō	centēsimātiōnēs

Descendants

• English: centesimation