centenarian

English

Etymology

Coined around 1800 as centenary +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛn.tɪˈnɛəɹ.i.ən/

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 (de)
• Hungarian: százas éveiben járó, százvalahány éves, századik születésnapját betöltött

• 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)

Noun

centenarian (plural centenarians)

1. One who is at least 100 years old. One who is past their tenth decade.

Translations

one who is at least 100 years old

• Chinese: 人瑞 (rénruì)
• Czech: stoletý (cs) m, stoletá f
• Dutch: honderdjarige (nl) m or f
• Finnish: satavuotias (fi)
• French: centenaire (fr) m or f
• German: Hundertjährige f, Hundertjähriger m
• Greek: εκατονταετής (el) m or f (ekatontaetís)
• Hungarian: százéves (one hundred years old)
• Japanese: センテナリアン (sentenarian), 百寿者

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hundreåring m

  Nynorsk: hundreåring m

• 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

Derived terms

• supercentenarian

Coordinate terms

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