цент

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin centum (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛnt]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

цент • (cent) m

1. cent (hundredth of a dollar, euro, etc.)

Declension

Declension of цент

	singular	plural
indefinite	цент cent	це́нтове céntove
definite (subject form)	це́нтът céntǎt	це́нтовете céntovete
definite (object form)	це́нта cénta
count form	—	це́нта cénta

References

• “цент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “цент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centum (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛnt]

Noun

цент • (cent) m

1. cent

Declension

Declension of цент

	singular	plural
indefinite	цент (cent)	центи (centi)
definite unspecified	центот (centot)	центите (centite)
definite proximal	центов (centov)	центиве (centive)
definite distal	центон (centon)	центине (centine)
vocative	центу (centu)	центи (centi)
count form	—	цента (centa)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Internationalism from Latin centum, either from Old Slovak cent or Serbo-Croatian цент / cent. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian santimetar / сантиметар, centimetar / центиметар.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛnt]
• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• Hyphenation: цент

Noun

цент (cent) m inan

1. cent (hundredth of a dollar, euro, etc.)
2. synonym of центиметер (centimeter)
4. (in the plural) tailor's tape measure

Declension

Declension of цент (cent)

	singular	plural
nominative	цент (cent)	центи (centi)
genitive	цента / центу (centa / centu)	центох (centox)
dative	центу (centu)	центом (centom)
accusative	цент (cent)	центи (centi)
instrumental	центом (centom)	центами (centami)
locative	центу (centu)	центох (centox)
vocative	центу (centu)	центи (centi)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “цент”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “cent”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 50

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centum (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛnt]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ent

Noun

цент • (cent) m inan (genitive це́нта, nominative plural це́нты, genitive plural це́нтов)

1. cent (hundredth of a dollar, euro, etc.)

Declension

Declension of цент (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	це́нт cént	це́нты cénty
genitive	це́нта cénta	це́нтов céntov
dative	це́нту céntu	це́нтам céntam
accusative	це́нт cént	це́нты cénty
instrumental	це́нтом céntom	це́нтами céntami
prepositional	це́нте cénte	це́нтах céntax

Descendants

• → Armenian: ցենտ (cʻent)
• → Georgian: ცენტი (cenṭi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centum (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sênt/

Noun

це̏нт m inan (Latin spelling cȅnt)

1. cent (hundredth of a dollar, euro, etc.)
2. (music) cent (hundredth of a semitone)

Declension

Declension of цент

	singular	plural
nominative	це̏нт	це̏нти
genitive	цента	це̑нта̄
dative	центу	центима
accusative	це̏нт	центе
vocative	центу / центе	центи
locative	центу	центима
instrumental	центом	центима