centesimatio

Latin

Etymology

From centēsimō (select one person in every hundred for a punishment) +‎ -tiō, from centēsimus (hundredth), from centum (hundred).

Pronunciation

Noun

centēsimātiō f (genitive centēsimātiōnis); third declension

  1. (rare) the selection by lot of every hundredth man for a punishment; centesimation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative centēsimātiō centēsimātiōnēs
genitive centēsimātiōnis centēsimātiōnum
dative centēsimātiōnī centēsimātiōnibus
accusative centēsimātiōnem centēsimātiōnēs
ablative centēsimātiōne centēsimātiōnibus
vocative centēsimātiō centēsimātiōnēs

Descendants

  • English: centesimation