centenarian

English

Etymology

Coined around 1800 as centenary +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛnt.əˌneə(ɹ).i.ən/, /ˈsɛntn̩ˌeə(ɹ).i.ən/; X-SAMPA: /"sEnt.@%ne@(r\).i.@n/, /"sEntn=%ea(r\).i.@n/

Noun

centenarian (plural centenarians)

1. One who is at least 100 years old. One who is past his or her tenth decade.

Translations

one who is at least 100 years old

• Czech: stoletý (cs) m, stoletá (cs) f
• Finnish: satavuotias (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can

• Polish: stulatek (pl) m, stulatka (pl) f
• Russian: столетний (ru) (stolétnij) m
• Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: centenario (es) m

Adjective

centenarian (comparative more centenarian, superlative most centenarian)

1. Being at least 100 years old. Beyond one's tenth decade.
2. Of or relating to a centenarian.

Translations

being at least 100 yrs old

• Finnish: satavuotias (fi)
• Polish: stulatek (pl), stulatka (pl)

• Russian: столетний (ru) (stolétnij)
• Spanish: centenario (es)

of or relating to a centenarian

• Finnish: satavuotinen (fi), satavuotis- (fi)

• Spanish: centenario (es)

Derived terms

• sesquicentenarian
• supercentenarian

Related terms

• vicenarian
• tricenarian
• quadragenarian
• quinquagenarian
• sexagenarian
• septuagenarian
• octogenarian
• nonagenarian