centurion
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CENTURIONCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃enh₂-#CENTURIONFrom Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CENTURIONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CENTURION centurioun, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CENTURION centuriō, centuriōnis (“a commander of a hundred, centurion”), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CENTURION centum (“a hundred”). Displaced native English hundreder and hundredman, from Middle English hundredman, from Old English hundredmann (“centurion”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/, /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹ.i.ən/, /-ɔːɹ.i.ən/Category:English 4-syllable words#CENTURIONCategory:English 4-syllable words#CENTURIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CENTURION
- (US) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/, /sɛnˈtʊɹ.i.ən/, /-ɚ.i.ən/Category:English 4-syllable words#CENTURIONCategory:English 4-syllable words#CENTURIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CENTURION
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CENTURIONAudio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
centurion (plural centurions)Category:English lemmas#CENTURIONCategory:English nouns#CENTURIONCategory:English countable nouns#CENTURIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with entries#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CENTURION
- (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#CENTURION) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
- 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5:
- “Man,” said the largest, most protective of the Praetorian guard, her lover, no doubt, and her peroxide-blond centurion, “for an apostle of peace you sure are filled up with war.”Category:English terms with quotations#CENTURION
- (cricketCategory:en:Cricket#CENTURION) A player who scores a century.
- (USCategory:American English#CENTURION) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed one hundred night landings on an aircraft carrier.
Synonyms
- (an officer commanding one hundred or so men): centenier, centenary (obsolete), hundreder, hundredman
Derived terms
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Translations
Anagrams
Category:en:Hundred#CENTURIONCategory:en:People#CENTURIONFrench
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#CENTURIONCategory:French terms derived from Latin#CENTURION centuriōnem. By surface analysis, centurie + -onCategory:French terms suffixed with -on#CENTURION.
Pronunciation
Noun
centurion m (plural centurions)Category:French lemmas#CENTURIONCategory:French nouns#CENTURIONCategory:French countable nouns#CENTURIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CENTURIONCategory:French masculine nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with entries#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CENTURION
- (Ancient RomeCategory:fr:Ancient Rome#CENTURION, militaryCategory:fr:Military#CENTURION) centurion (Roman officer)
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Further reading
- “centurion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Polish terms derived from Latin#CENTURION centurio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sɛnˈtu.rjɔn/Category:Polish 3-syllable words#CENTURIONCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#CENTURION
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#CENTURIONAudio 1: (file)
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#CENTURIONAudio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -urjɔnCategory:Rhymes:Polish/urjɔn#CENTURIONCategory:Rhymes:Polish/urjɔn/3 syllables#CENTURION
- Syllabification: cen‧tu‧rion
Noun
centurion m persCategory:Polish lemmas#CENTURIONCategory:Polish nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#CENTURIONCategory:Polish masculine nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Polish personal nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with entries#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CENTURION
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “centurion”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “centurion”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Latin#CENTURIONCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#CENTURION centurio.
Noun
centurion m (plural centurioni)Category:Romanian lemmas#CENTURIONCategory:Romanian nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Romanian countable nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#CENTURIONCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with entries#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CENTURION
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | centurion | centurionul | centurioni | centurionii |
| genitive-dative | centurion | centurionului | centurioni | centurionilor |
| vocative | centurionule | centurionilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Latin#CENTURIONCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Latin#CENTURION centuriōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡senturǐoːn/Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation#CENTURION
- Hyphenation: cen‧tu‧ri‧on
Noun
centurìōn m anim (Cyrillic spelling центурѝо̄н)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#CENTURIONCategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine animate nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#CENTURIONCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Serbo-Croatian animate nouns#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with entries#CENTURIONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CENTURION
- centurion (Roman officer)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | centurìōn | centurioni |
| genitive | centurióna | centuriona |
| dative | centurionu | centurionima |
| accusative | centuriona | centurione |
| vocative | centurione | centurioni |
| locative | centurionu | centurionima |
| instrumental | centurionom | centurionima |
References
- “centurion”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026