centenarian

English

Etymology

Coined around 1800 as centenary +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛn.tɪˈnɛəɹ.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
• German: Hundertjährige f, Hundertjähriger m
• 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)
• German: hundertjährig
• 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

• supercentenarian

Related terms

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