centenarian

English

Etymology

Coined around 1800 as centenary +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɛn.tɪˈnɛəɹ.i.ən/

Noun

centenarian (plural centenarians)

One who is at least 100 years old. One who is past their tenth decade.

Translations

one who is at least 100 years old

Chinese: 人瑞 (rénruì)
Czech: stoletý (cs) m, stoletá f
Dutch: honderdjarige (nl) m or f
Finnish: satavuotias (fi)
French: centenaire (fr) m or f
German: Hundertjährige f, Hundertjähriger m
Greek: εκατονταετής (el) m or f (ekatontaetís)
Hungarian: százéves
Japanese: センテナリアン (sentenarian), 百寿者

Norwegian:
Bokmål: hundreåring m

Nynorsk: hundreåring m
Polish: stulatek (pl) m, stulatka (pl) f
Russian: столе́тний челове́к m (stolétnij čelovék), столе́тний (ru) m (stolétnij), долгожи́тель (ru) m (dolgožítelʹ), долгожи́тельница (ru) f (dolgožítelʹnica) (long-liver)
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: centenario (es) m
Tagalog: sasandaanin

Adjective

centenarian (comparative more centenarian, superlative most centenarian)

Being at least 100 years old. Beyond one's tenth decade.
Of or relating to a centenarian.

Translations

being at least 100 yrs old

Russian: столе́тний (ru) (stolétnij)
Spanish: centenario (es)

of or relating to a centenarian

Finnish: satavuotinen (fi), satavuotis- (fi)

Spanish: centenario (es)

Derived terms

supercentenarian

Related terms

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