LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

centennium

centennium n (genitive centenniī or centennī)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneutercentury: a period of 100 years

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecentenniumcentennia
genitivecentenniī
centennī		centenniōrum
dativecentenniōcentenniīs
accusativecentenniumcentennia
ablativecentenniōcentenniīs
vocativecentenniumcentennia

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin centennium From centennis (“100-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”).

Descendants
  • Englishcentennium
  • Englishcentennial

Quick answers

What does centennium mean in Latin?
centennium, a noun, means “century: a period of 100 years”.
What is the genitive of centennium?
The genitive singular is centenniī. centennium is neuter, second declension.