noun · masculinethird declension
centō1
centō m (genitive centōnis)
Classical[ˈkɛn.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛn.to]
Meaning
- A garment of several pieces sewed together; a patchwork
- A cap worn under the helmet
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
pilleus ē pannīs cōnsūtuscentō -ōnis (m) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 6
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | centō | centōnēs |
| genitive | centōnis | centōnum |
| dative | centōnī | centōnibus |
| accusative | centōnem | centōnēs |
| ablative | centōne | centōnibus |
| vocative | centō | centōnēs |
cento, ōnis, m. κέντρων,
I. a garment of several bits or pieces sewed together, a rag-covering, patchwork, etc., Cato ap. Fest. s. v. prohibere, p. 234 Müll.; id. R. R. 2, 3; 10, 5; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 176, 1; Sisenn. ib. p. 91, 27; Caes. B. C. 2, 9; 3, 44 fin.; Dig. 33, 7, 12.—
2. Esp., a cap worn under the helmet, Amm. 19, 8, 8.—
B. Prov.:
centones sarcire alicui, to impose upon by falsehoods, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 19.—II. The title of a poem made up of various verses of another poem, a cento; so the Cento Nuptialis of Ausonius (the thirteenth of his Idyls), etc., Isid. Orig. 1, 38, 25; Tert. Praescr. 39.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
centō ōnis, m
2 CAN-, a rag cushion, patchwork quilt (as a defence against missiles), Cs.
Origins
From Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).
Descendants
- Italiancenciofrom Vulgar Latin *centium