LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

centuriō1

centuriō m (genitive centuriōnis)
Classical[kɛnˈtʊ.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃenˈtuː.ri.o]

Meaning

  1. centurion; commander of a hundred men; captain

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecenturiōcenturiōnēs
genitivecenturiōniscenturiōnum
dativecenturiōnīcenturiōnibus
accusativecenturiōnemcenturiōnēs
ablativecenturiōnecenturiōnibus
vocativecenturiōcenturiōnēs

centŭrĭo (in many inscriptions before the time of Quintilian erroneously aspirated chenturio, like
I. choronae, praechones, etc., Quint. 1, 5, 20; cf. the letter C), ōnis, m. (access. form centŭrĭōnus, like curionus and decurionus, acc. to Fest. p. 49 Müll.) [centuria, II.], the commander of a century, a captain, centurion, occupying a station below the tribunus, Caes. B. G. 1, 40; 2, 25; 6, 39; Cic. Balb. 15, 34; Sall. J. 59, 3; Liv. 2, 27, 6; 7, 41, 5; Hor. S. 1, 6, 73; cf. Dict. of Antiq.

Origins

From centuria (“division of men”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalancenturió
  • Englishcenturion
  • Frenchcenturion
  • GermanZenturio
  • Italiancenturione
  • Portuguesecenturião
  • Romaniancenturion
  • Spanishcenturión
  • Gothic𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌸𐍃from Ancient Greek ἑκατοντάρχης
  • Czechcenturio

In English words that came into English from centuriō

  • centurioncenturiō
  • centuriatecenturiātus
  • succenturiatesuccenturiātus
verbfirst conjugation
centuriō2
centuriō (present infinitive centuriāre, perfect active centuriāvī, supine centuriātum)
Classical[kɛnˈtʊ.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃenˈtuː.ri.o]

Meaning

  1. to divide into groups of one hundred
  2. to arrange into companies
  3. having voted according to centuries

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.centuriōcenturiābamcenturiābōcenturiāvīcenturiāveramcenturiāverō
centuriārō
2nd sg.centuriāscenturiābāscenturiābiscenturiāvistī
centuriāstī		centuriāverās
centuriārās		centuriāveris
3rd sg.centuriatcenturiābatcenturiābitcenturiāvitcenturiāverat
centuriārat		centuriāverit
centuriārit
1st pl.centuriāmuscenturiābāmuscenturiābimuscenturiāvimuscenturiāverāmuscenturiāverimus
centuriārimus
2nd pl.centuriātiscenturiābātiscenturiābitiscenturiāvistis
centuriāstis		centuriāverātis
centuriārātis		centuriāveritis
centuriāritis
3rd pl.centuriantcenturiābantcenturiābuntcenturiāvērunt
centuriāvēre, centuriārunt		centuriāverant
centuriārant		centuriāverint
centuriārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.centuriemcenturiāremcenturiāverim
centuriārim		centuriāvissem
centuriāssem
2nd sg.centuriēscenturiārēscenturiāverīscenturiāvissēs
centuriāssēs
3rd sg.centurietcenturiāretcenturiāverit
centuriārit		centuriāvisset
centuriāsset
1st pl.centuriēmuscenturiārēmuscenturiāverīmus
centuriārīmus		centuriāvissēmus
centuriāssēmus
2nd pl.centuriētiscenturiārētiscenturiāverītis
centuriārītis		centuriāvissētis
centuriāssētis
3rd pl.centurientcenturiārentcenturiāverint
centuriārint		centuriāvissent
centuriāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.centuriorcenturiābarcenturiābor
2nd sg.centuriāris
centuriāre		centuriābāris
centuriābāre		centuriāberis
centuriābere
3rd sg.centuriāturcenturiābāturcenturiābitur
1st pl.centuriāmurcenturiābāmurcenturiābimur
2nd pl.centuriāminīcenturiābāminīcenturiābiminī
3rd pl.centurianturcenturiābanturcenturiābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.centuriercenturiārer
2nd sg.centuriēris
centuriēre		centuriārēris
centuriārēre
3rd sg.centuriēturcenturiārētur
1st pl.centuriēmurcenturiārēmur
2nd pl.centuriēminīcenturiārēminī
3rd pl.centurienturcenturiārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.centuriācenturiāre
pres. 2nd pl.centuriātecenturiāminī
fut. 2nd sg.centuriātōcenturiātor
fut. 3rd sg.centuriātōcenturiātor
fut. 2nd pl.centuriātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.centuriantōcenturiantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecenturiārecenturiārī
perfect infinitivecenturiāvisse
centuriāsse		centuriātum esse
future infinitivecenturiātūrum essecenturiātum īrī
present participlecenturiāns—
perfect participle—centuriātus
centuriāta, centuriātā, centuriātae, centuriātam, centuriātārum, centuriātās, centuriātī, centuriātōrum, centuriātōs
future participlecenturiātūrus
centuriātūra, centuriātūrā, centuriātūrae, centuriātūram, centuriātūrārum, centuriātūrās, centuriātūre, centuriātūrī, centuriātūrīs, centuriātūrō, centuriātūrōrum, centuriātūrōs, centuriātūrum		centuriandus
centurianda, centuriandā, centuriandae, centuriandam, centuriandārum, centuriandās, centuriande, centuriandīs, centuriandōrum, centuriandōs
gerundcenturiandī, centuriandō, centuriandumsupinecenturiātum, centuriātū

centŭrĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. centuria,
I. to divide into centuries (acc. to centuria, I.).
I. Of land: agrum, Hyg. Lim. p. 195 Goes.; cf. Fest. p. 53 Müll.—
II. Of the army (only of infantry; cf. decurio), to arrange in centuries, assign to companies: cum homines in tribunali Aurelio palam conscribi centuriarique vidissem, Cic. Red. Quir. 5, 13: rem gerit palam (Octavius); centuriat Capuae; dinumerat. Jam jamque vides bellum, id. Att. 16, 9 fin.: juventutem, Liv. 25, 15, 9: seniores quoque, id. 6, 2, 6; 29, 1, 2: equites decuriati, centuriati pedites, id. 22, 38, 3; so id. 10, 21, 4: Juventus Romana... equis delapsa se ipsam centuriavit, i. e. reduced to infantry, Val. Max. 3, 2, n. 8: mulus centuriatus, for carrying provisions, Aur. ap. Vop. Aur. 7, 7.—
B. Facetiously: eripiam ego hodie concubinam militi, Si centuriati bene sunt maniplares mei, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 3; cf. id. Curc. 4, 4, 29.—
III. Of the people in the meeting of the council, only part. perf.: comitia centuriata, in which all the Roman people voted according to centuries (this was done in the choice of higher magistrates, in decisions in respect to war and peace, and, until Sulla's time, in questions affecting life or citizenship; cf. Messala ap. Gell. 13, 15, 4; Lael. Felix ib. 15, 27, 4; Cic. Red. Sen. 11, 27), Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 44: quod ad populum centuriatis comitiis tulit, id. Phil. 1, 8, 19; Liv. 3, 55, 3; 8, 12, 15.—Facetiously: Pseudolus mihi centuriata capitis habuit comitia, i. e. has sentenced me to death, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 134 Lorenz ad loc.—Hence, P. a.: centŭrĭā-tus, a, um, of or belonging to the comitia centuriata: Centuriata lex, advised in the comitia centuriata, Cic. Agr. 2, 11, 26.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō, -āre Latin centuriō From centuria (“division consisting of one hundred”) + -ō, -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does centuriō mean in Latin?
centuriō, a noun, means “centurion; commander of a hundred men; captain”.
What is the genitive of centuriō?
The genitive singular is centuriōnis. centuriō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce centuriō?
In classical Latin, [kɛnˈtʊ.ri.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃenˈtuː.ri.o].
Which English words come from centuriō?
English words that go back to Latin centuriō include centurion, centuriate and succenturiate.