LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

centēsimātiō

centēsimātiō f (genitive centēsimātiōnis)
Classical[kɛn.teː.sɪˈmaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃen.te.s̬iˈmat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. rarethe selection by lot of every hundredth man for a punishment; centesimation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecentēsimātiōcentēsimātiōnēs
genitivecentēsimātiōniscentēsimātiōnum
dativecentēsimātiōnīcentēsimātiōnibus
accusativecentēsimātiōnemcentēsimātiōnēs
ablativecentēsimātiōnecentēsimātiōnibus
vocativecentēsimātiōcentēsimātiōnēs

Origins

From centēsimō (“select one person in every hundred for a punishment”) + -tiō, from centēsimus (“hundredth”), from centum (“hundred”).

Descendants
  • Englishcentesimation

Quick answers

What does centēsimātiō mean in Latin?
centēsimātiō, a noun, means “the selection by lot of every hundredth man for a punishment; centesimation”.
What is the genitive of centēsimātiō?
The genitive singular is centēsimātiōnis. centēsimātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce centēsimātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɛn.teː.sɪˈmaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃen.te.s̬iˈmat.t͡si.o].