centurion
See also: centurión
English
A centurion (reenacted)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centuriō, centuriōnis, from centum (“a hundred”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/
Noun
centurion (plural centurions)
- (historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
- (cricket) A player who scores a century.
- (US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
commander of a century of soldiers
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cricket: player who scores a century
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centuriō, centuriōnem. Synchronically analysable as centurie + -on.
Noun
centurion m (plural centurions)
- (Ancient Rome, military) centurion (Roman officer)
Related terms
Further reading
- “centurion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡senturǐoːn/
- Hyphenation: cen‧tu‧ri‧on
Noun
centurìōn m (Cyrillic spelling центурѝо̄н)
- centurion (Roman officer)
Declension
Declension of centurion
| 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
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