centenarian

English

Etymology

Coined around 1800 as centenary +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnt.əˌneə(ɹ).i.ən/, /ˈsɛntn̩ˌeə(ɹ).i.ən/

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 m, stoletá f
• Dutch: honderdjarige m, f
• Finnish: satavuotias (fi)
• French: centenaire (fr) m, f
• Greek: εκατονταετής (el) m, f ‎(ekatontaetís)
• Hungarian: százéves
• Polish: stulatek (pl) m, stulatka (pl) f

• Russian: столе́тний челове́к m ‎(stolétnij čelovék), столе́тний (ru) m ‎(stolétnij), долгожи́тель (ru) m ‎(dolgožítelʹ), долгожи́тельница (ru) f ‎(dolgožítelʹnica) (long-liver)
• Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: centenario (es) m
• Tagalog: sasandaanin

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: столе́тний (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