centumvir
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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): [kɛnˈtʊm.wɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪um.vir]
Noun
centumvir m (genitive centumvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) centumvir
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | centumvir | centumvirī |
| genitive | centumvirī | centumvirōrum |
| dative | centumvirō | centumvirīs |
| accusative | centumvirum | centumvirōs |
| ablative | centumvirō | centumvirīs |
| vocative | centumvir | centumvirī |
Descendants
- → Catalan: centumvir
- → Italian: centumviro
- → Portuguese: centúnviro
- → Spanish: centunviro
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.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centumvir.
Noun
centumvir m (plural centumviri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | centumvir | centumvirul | centumviri | centumvirii | |
| genitive-dative | centumvir | centumvirului | centumviri | centumvirilor | |
| vocative | centumvirule | centumvirilor | |||