centumvir
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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.
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Latin
Etymology
From centum (“hundred”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
centumvir m (genitive centumvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) centumvir
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| Case | 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
Declension of centumvir
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) centumvir | centumvirul | (niște) centumviri | centumvirii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) centumvir | centumvirului | (unor) centumviri | centumvirilor |
| vocative | centumvirule | centumvirilor | ||