cem
Portuguese
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Cardinal : cem Ordinal : centésimo | ||
Portuguese Wikipedia article on cem |
Alternative forms
- cento (see usage notes)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese cen, from cento, from Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kentom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Noun
cem m (plural cem)
- a value of one hundred
- Tirei um cem na prova.
- I got a [score of] one hundred on the test.
- (uncommon) a figure representing one hundred (such as 100 or C)
- Está vendo aquele cem?
- Are you seeing that 100?
Usage notes
As a numeral, cem is only used for adjectival 100. For the corresponding noun (100 units of something), and for compounds (101, 102, etc.) cento is used instead.
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃem/
Declension
declension of cem
singular | plural | |
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nominative | cem | cems |
genitive | cema | cemas |
dative | ceme | cemes |
accusative | cemi | cemis |
vocative 1 | o cem! | o cems! |
predicative 2 | cemu | cemus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
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