What does centifidus mean in Latin?

centifidus, a adjective, means “centifidous, divided into 100 parts; synonym of multifidus, divided in many parts”.

How do you pronounce centifidus?

In classical Latin, [kɛnˈtɪ.fɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃenˈtiː.fi.dus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

centifidus (feminine centifida, neuter centifidum)

Classical[kɛnˈtɪ.fɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃenˈtiː.fi.dus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	centifidus	centifida	centifidum
genitive	centifidī	centifidae	centifidī
dative	centifidō	centifidae	centifidō
accusative	centifidum	centifidam	centifidum
ablative	centifidō	centifidā	centifidō
vocative	centifide	centifida	centifidum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	centifidī	centifidae	centifida
genitive	centifidōrum	centifidārum	centifidōrum
dative	centifidīs	centifidīs	centifidīs
accusative	centifidōs	centifidās	centifida
ablative	centifidīs	centifidīs	centifidīs
vocative	centifidī	centifidae	centifida

centĭfĭdus, a, um, adj. centum-findo,

I. divided into a hundred parts, or, in gen., into a great many parts: iter, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 888.

From centi- (“hundred”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”).

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