centra

See also: centrá, centrà, centrā, and c'entra

English

Noun

centra

1. plural of centrum

Anagrams

• Canter, Cretan, canter, carnet, creant, nectar, recant, tanrec, trance

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈse̞n.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈsen.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsen.tɾa]

Verb

centra

1. inflection of centrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛntra]

Noun

centra

1. inflection of centrum:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

centra

1. plural of centrum

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der.

Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der.

Latin centrumbor.

Esperanto centro

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto centra

From centro + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sentra/

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• Rhymes: -entra
• Syllabification: cen‧tra

Adjective

centra (accusative singular centran, plural centraj, accusative plural centrajn)

1. In the middle; central, medial.

   centra punkto, kvartalo ― central point, district

2. Of the greatest importance; principal, essential.

   la centra administracio ― the central administration

   la centra nerva sistemo ― the central nervous system

Further reading

• “centra”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “centra”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.tʁa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Verb

centra

1. third-person singular past historic of centrer

Anagrams

• carnet, cernât, créant, encrât, tancer, trance

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛn.tra/
• Rhymes: -ɛntra
• Hyphenation: cèn‧tra

Verb

centra

1. inflection of centrare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Trenca, cantre, trance

Latin

Noun

centra

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of centrum

Latvian

Noun

centra m

1. genitive singular of centrs

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛn.tra/

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• Rhymes: -ɛntra
• Syllabification: cen‧tra

Noun

centra

1. nominative plural of centrum
2. accusative plural of centrum
3. vocative plural of centrum

Portuguese

Verb

centra

1. inflection of centrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French centrer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃenˈtra/

Verb

a centra (third-person singular present centrează, past participle centrat) 1st conjugation

1. to center

Conjugation

    conjugation of centra (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a centra
gerund			centrând
past participle			centrat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	centrez	centrezi	centrează	centrăm	centrați	centrează
	imperfect	centram	centrai	centra	centram	centrați	centrau
	simple perfect	centrai	centrași	centră	centrarăm	centrarăți	centrară
	pluperfect	centrasem	centraseși	centrase	centraserăm	centraserăți	centraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să centrez	să centrezi	să centreze	să centrăm	să centrați	să centreze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		centrează			centrați
	negative		nu centra			nu centrați

Further reading

• “centra”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Spanish

Verb

centra

1. inflection of centrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Noun

centra

1. definite plural of centrum
2. indefinite plural of centrum