centgravius
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A combination of the Medieval Latin centa, centum (“a territorial association of farms with its own judiciary”) (> Middle High German zent, cent > German Zent) + Old High German grāfio (“count”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kentˈɡraː.u̯i.us/, [kɛn̪d̪ˈɡräːu̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃentˈɡra.vi.us/, [t͡ʃen̪t̪ˈɡräːvius]
Noun[edit]
centgrāvius m (genitive centgrāviī or centgrāvī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin, Frankish Empire) the judge of a territorial association of farms with its own judiciary, the deputy of a local count
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | centgrāvius | centgrāviī |
| Genitive | centgrāviī centgrāvī1 |
centgrāviōrum |
| Dative | centgrāviō | centgrāviīs |
| Accusative | centgrāvium | centgrāviōs |
| Ablative | centgrāviō | centgrāviīs |
| Vocative | centgrāvie | centgrāviī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- German: Zentgraf
References[edit]
- centgravius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “centgravius”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 170/2
- “Zent” in Duden online
- “Zentgraf” in Duden online
Further reading[edit]
Centenarius on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
