centesimo

See also: centésimo

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian centesimo. Doublet of centime.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tʃɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/

Noun

centesimo (plural centesimos or centesimi)

1. (historical) A unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira. [from 19th c.]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish centésimo.

Alternative forms

• centésimo

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɛnˈtɛzɪməʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɛnˈtɛzɪmoʊ/

Noun

centesimo (plural centesimos)

1. A monetary unit worth one-hundredth of the main currency in Uruguay, Panama and (formerly) Chile. [from 19th c.]
   • 2005 November 12, The Guardian:

     And if they were talking 3-5-2, it referred only to the centesimos they were cutting, filing and preparing to throw at the Australian players from the stands throughout the match.

Anagrams

• centisome

Italian

Italian numbers ^(edit)

		1,000
←  90	←  99	100	101  → [a], [b]	200  →
		10
Cardinal: cento     Ordinal: centesimo     Ordinal abbreviation: 100º
Italian Wikipedia article on 100

Etymology

From cento (“hundred”) +‎ -esimo (“-th”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃenˈtɛ.zi.mo/, /t͡ʃenˈte.zi.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɛzimo, -ezimo
• Hyphenation: cen‧tè‧si‧mo, cen‧té‧si‧mo

Adjective

centesimo (feminine centesima, masculine plural centesimi, feminine plural centesime)

1. (ordinal number) hundredth

Noun

centesimo m (plural centesimi)

1. (fractional number) hundredth
2. (numismatics) cent, penny

Related terms

• centesimale
• cento

Anagrams

• cimentose

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kenˈteː.si.moː/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪eːs̠ɪmoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃenˈte.si.mo/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪ɛːs̬imo]

Etymology 1

From centēsimus (“hundredth”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

centēsimō (present infinitive centēsimāre, perfect active centēsimāvī, supine centēsimātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) to centesimate (to select one person in every hundred for a punishment)

Conjugation

Conjugation of centēsimō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	centēsimō	centēsimās	centēsimat	centēsimāmus	centēsimātis	centēsimant
	imperfect	centēsimābam	centēsimābās	centēsimābat	centēsimābāmus	centēsimābātis	centēsimābant
	future	centēsimābō	centēsimābis	centēsimābit	centēsimābimus	centēsimābitis	centēsimābunt
	perfect	centēsimāvī	centēsimāvistī	centēsimāvit	centēsimāvimus	centēsimāvistis	centēsimāvērunt, centēsimāvēre
	pluperfect	centēsimāveram	centēsimāverās	centēsimāverat	centēsimāverāmus	centēsimāverātis	centēsimāverant
	future perfect	centēsimāverō	centēsimāveris	centēsimāverit	centēsimāverimus	centēsimāveritis	centēsimāverint
passive	present	centēsimor	centēsimāris, centēsimāre	centēsimātur	centēsimāmur	centēsimāminī	centēsimantur
	imperfect	centēsimābar	centēsimābāris, centēsimābāre	centēsimābātur	centēsimābāmur	centēsimābāminī	centēsimābantur
	future	centēsimābor	centēsimāberis, centēsimābere	centēsimābitur	centēsimābimur	centēsimābiminī	centēsimābuntur
	perfect	centēsimātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	centēsimātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	centēsimātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	centēsimem	centēsimēs	centēsimet	centēsimēmus	centēsimētis	centēsiment
	imperfect	centēsimārem	centēsimārēs	centēsimāret	centēsimārēmus	centēsimārētis	centēsimārent
	perfect	centēsimāverim	centēsimāverīs	centēsimāverit	centēsimāverīmus	centēsimāverītis	centēsimāverint
	pluperfect	centēsimāvissem	centēsimāvissēs	centēsimāvisset	centēsimāvissēmus	centēsimāvissētis	centēsimāvissent
passive	present	centēsimer	centēsimēris, centēsimēre	centēsimētur	centēsimēmur	centēsimēminī	centēsimentur
	imperfect	centēsimārer	centēsimārēris, centēsimārēre	centēsimārētur	centēsimārēmur	centēsimārēminī	centēsimārentur
	perfect	centēsimātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	centēsimātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	centēsimā	—	—	centēsimāte	—
	future	—	centēsimātō	centēsimātō	—	centēsimātōte	centēsimantō
passive	present	—	centēsimāre	—	—	centēsimāminī	—
	future	—	centēsimātor	centēsimātor	—	—	centēsimantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		centēsimāre	centēsimāvisse	centēsimātūrum esse	centēsimārī	centēsimātum esse	centēsimātum īrī
participles		centēsimāns	—	centēsimātūrus	—	centēsimātus	centēsimandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		centēsimandī	centēsimandō	centēsimandum	centēsimandō	centēsimātum	centēsimātū

Derived terms

• centēsimātiō

Descendants

• English: centesimate

Etymology 2

Numeral

centēsimō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of centēsimus

References

• “centesimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• centesimo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.