centrum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum. Doublet of centre / center.

Noun

centrum (plural centra)

  1. The central body of each vertebra

Derived terms

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

centrum n

  1. center (US); centre (UK) (of a city)
  2. center (US); centre (UK) (place where activity occurs)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • zdravotní centrum
  • nákupní centrum

Further reading

  • centrum in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • centrum in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

centrum n (plural centra or centrums, diminutive centrumpje n)

  1. center (US); centre (UK) (e.g. of activity)
  2. (geometry) center (US), centre (UK)

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛntrum]
  • Hyphenation: cent‧rum

Noun

centrum (plural centrumok)

  1. center (US); centre (UK) (the middle of)
  2. center (US); centre (UK) (of a city)
  3. center (US); centre (UK) (of an activity)
  4. (geometry) center (US); centre (UK)
  5. (politics) the Center (US); Centre (UK)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative centrum centrumok
accusative centrumot centrumokat
dative centrumnak centrumoknak
instrumental centrummal centrumokkal
causal-final centrumért centrumokért
translative centrummá centrumokká
terminative centrumig centrumokig
essive-formal centrumként centrumokként
essive-modal — —
inessive centrumban centrumokban
superessive centrumon centrumokon
adessive centrumnál centrumoknál
illative centrumba centrumokba
sublative centrumra centrumokra
allative centrumhoz centrumokhoz
elative centrumból centrumokból
delative centrumról centrumokról
ablative centrumtól centrumoktól
Possessive forms of centrum
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. centrumom centrumaim
2nd person sing. centrumod centrumaid
3rd person sing. centruma centrumai
1st person plural centrumunk centrumaink
2nd person plural centrumotok centrumaitok
3rd person plural centrumuk centrumaik

See also

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”).

Pronunciation

Noun

centrum n (genitive centrī); second declension

  1. center (US); centre (UK)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative centrum centra
genitive centrī centrōrum
dative centrō centrīs
accusative centrum centra
ablative centrō centrīs
vocative centrum centra

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛn.trum/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

centrum n

  1. center (US); centre (UK) (of a city)
  2. center (US); centre (UK) (the middle of)
  3. center (US); centre (UK) (of an activity)
  4. (politics) the Center (US); Centre (UK)

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

  • centrum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Noun

centrum c

  1. center (US); centre (UK); the middle of something
  2. center (US); centre (UK); place where a function or activity occurs
  3. the central areas of a city or a suburb

Usage notes

  • The various declensions are not tied to different meanings of the word, only a sign of the bewilderness of how best to fit this Latin word into Swedish.
  • Swedish uses centrum for the shops at the centre of a suburb (Farsta) or small and medium-sized town (Uppsala), while the centre of a larger city (Stockholm) is often called city.

Declension

Declension of centrum 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative centrum centrumet centrum centrumen
Genitive centrums centrumets centrums centrumens
Declension of centrum 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative centrum centret centrer centrerna
Genitive centrums centrets centrers centrernas
Declension of centrum 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative centrum centrum centra centra
Genitive centrums centrums centras centras

Derived terms

  • i händelsernas centrum
  • köpcentrum
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