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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum. Doublet of centre.

Noun

centrum (plural centra)

  1. A centre.
  2. (anatomy)
    1. The central body of a vertebra; the solid piece to which the arches and some other parts are or may be attached.
    2. The basis or fundamental portion of one of the cranial segments, regarded as analogous to vertebrae.
  3. (seismology) The focus or place of origin of an earthquake.

Derived terms

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντέω (kentéō).

Pronunciation

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Noun

centrum n

  1. centre (of a city)
    Synonym: střed
    Antonyms: okraj, periferie
    Hotel se nachází v centru města. ― The hotel is located downtown
  2. centre (place where activity occurs)
    Synonym: středisko

Declension

Declension of centrum (hard neuter reducible foreign)
singular plural
nominative centrum centra
genitive centra center
dative centru centrům
accusative centrum centra
vocative centrum centra
locative centru centrech
instrumental centrem centry

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.trʏm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: cen‧trum

Noun

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

  1. the centre, middle of focal part (e.g. of activity)
  2. (geometry) centre (UK)
  3. a centre, centralised facility; also, gathering place
  4. city centre, town centre
    Synonyms: binnenstad, stadscentrum, stadshart, stadskern

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sentrum
  • → Indonesian: sentra (from the plural)

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: cent‧rum
  • Rhymes: -um

Noun

centrum (plural centrumok)

  1. centre (the middle of)
  2. centre (of a city)
  3. centre (of an activity)
  4. (geometry) centre
  5. (politics) the Centre

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
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		centrumé centrumoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		centruméi centrumokéi
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

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Further reading

  • centrum in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • centrum in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

centrum n (genitive centrī); second declension

  1. centre

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

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

Learned borrowing from Latin centrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

centrum n

  1. centre (of a city)
  2. centre (the middle part of)
    Synonym: środek
  3. centre (of an activity)
  4. (politics) the Centre

Declension

Declension of centrum
singular plural
nominative centrum centra
genitive centrum centrów
dative centrum centrom
accusative centrum centra
instrumental centrum centrami
locative centrum centrach
vocative centrum centra

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • centrum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • centrum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum. Doublet of center.

Pronunciation

Noun

centrum n

  1. centre; the middle of something
  2. centre; 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

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Turkish

Etymology

From Latin centrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

centrum (definite accusative centrumu, plural centrumlar)

  1. centre (central area of a city)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative centrum
Definite accusative centrumu
Singular Plural
Nominative centrum centrumlar
Definite accusative centrumu centrumları
Dative centruma centrumlara
Locative centrumda centrumlarda
Ablative centrumdan centrumlardan
Genitive centrumun centrumların
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