adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
centiceps
centiceps (genitive centicipitis)
Classical[ˈkɛn.tɪ.kɛps]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛn.ti.t͡ʃeps]
Meaning
- one terminationhundred-headed; with a hundred heads
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | centiceps | centiceps | centiceps |
| genitive | centicipitis | centicipitis | centicipitis |
| dative | centicipitī | centicipitī | centicipitī |
| accusative | centicipitem | centicipitem | centiceps |
| ablative | centicipitī centicipite | centicipitī centicipite | centicipitī centicipite |
| vocative | centiceps | centiceps | centiceps |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | centicipitēs | centicipitēs | centicipitia |
| genitive | centicipitium | centicipitium | centicipitium |
| dative | centicipitibus | centicipitibus | centicipitibus |
| accusative | centicipitīs centicipitēs | centicipitīs centicipitēs | centicipitia |
| ablative | centicipitibus | centicipitibus | centicipitibus |
| vocative | centicipitēs | centicipitēs | centicipitia |
centĭceps, cĭpĭtis, adj. centum-caput,
I. hundred-headed:
belua, i. e. Cerberus, Hor. C. 2, 13, 34.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
centiceps cipitis, adj.
centum + caput, hundred-headed: belua, i. e. Cerberus, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
- Proto-Italic*kəntom
- Latincenticeps
substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Proto-Italic *-is Proto-Italic *-kaputis Old Latin -cipesder. Latin -ceps Latin centiceps From centum (“hundred”) + -ceps (“headed”).