adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
centimanus
centimanus (feminine centimana, neuter centimanum)
Meaning
- adjectivehundred-handed
Me nec Chimaerae spiritus igneae nec si resurgat centimanus Gyas divellet umquam: sic potenti
23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horatius, Carmina 2.17.14
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | centimanus | centimana | centimanum |
| genitive | centimanī | centimanae | centimanī |
| dative | centimanō | centimanae | centimanō |
| accusative | centimanum | centimanam | centimanum |
| ablative | centimanō | centimanā | centimanō |
| vocative | centimane | centimana | centimanum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | centimanī | centimanae | centimana |
| genitive | centimanōrum | centimanārum | centimanōrum |
| dative | centimanīs | centimanīs | centimanīs |
| accusative | centimanōs | centimanās | centimana |
| ablative | centimanīs | centimanīs | centimanīs |
| vocative | centimanī | centimanae | centimana |
centĭmănus, ūs (cf. Prisc. p 718 P.; Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 107), adj. centum-manus,
I. having a hundred hands, an epithet of Gyges, Hor. C. 2, 17, 14;
of Typhoeus, Ov. M. 3, 303: infantes centimanos, Arn. 2, p. 97, acc. to Lachm. l. l. (al. centenarios).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
centimanus adj.
centum + manus, with a hundred hands (poet.): Gyas, H., O.
Origins
From centi- (“hundred”) + manus (“hand”), a calque of Ancient Greek ἑκατόγχειρος (hekatónkheiros).
Descendants
- EnglishCentimanes
- Italiancentimano
- Spanishcentimano