centumvir
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
centumvir (plural centumvirs or centumviri)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
Derived terms
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Latin
Etymology
From centum (“hundred”) + vir (“man”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kenˈtum.u̯ir/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪ʊmu̯ɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtum.vir/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪umvir]
Noun
centumvir m (genitive centumvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) centumvir
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | centumvir | centumvirī |
Genitive | centumvirī | centumvirōrum |
Dative | centumvirō | centumvirīs |
Accusative | centumvirum | centumvirōs |
Ablative | centumvirō | centumvirīs |
Vocative | centumvir | centumvirī |
References
- “centumvir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centumvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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