centesimatio

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From centēsimō (select one person in every hundred for a punishment) +‎ -tiō, from centēsimus (hundredth), from centum (hundred).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

centēsimātiō f (genitive centēsimātiōnis); third declension

  1. (rare) the selection by lot of every hundredth man for a punishment; centesimation

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative centēsimātiō centēsimātiōnēs
Genitive centēsimātiōnis centēsimātiōnum
Dative centēsimātiōnī centēsimātiōnibus
Accusative centēsimātiōnem centēsimātiōnēs
Ablative centēsimātiōne centēsimātiōnibus
Vocative centēsimātiō centēsimātiōnēs

Descendants[edit]

  • English: centesimation