centurion

See also: centurión

English

A centurion (reenacted)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centuriō, centuriōnis, from centum (a hundred).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/, /sɛnˈtʃʊɹ.i.ən/, /-ɔːɹ.i.ən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/, /sɛnˈtʊɹ.i.ən/, /-ɚ.i.ən/
  • (file)

Noun

centurion (plural centurions)

  1. (historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
  2. (cricket) A player who scores a century.
  3. (US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centuriō, centuriōnem. Synchronically analysable as centurie + -on.

Noun

centurion m (plural centurions)

  1. (Ancient Rome, military) centurion (Roman officer)

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Polish

centurion

Etymology

From Latin centurio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛnˈturʲ.jɔn/
  • (file)

Noun

centurion m pers

  1. (historical) centurion

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centuriō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡senturǐoːn/
  • Hyphenation: cen‧tu‧ri‧on

Noun

centurìōn m (Cyrillic spelling центурѝо̄н)

  1. centurion (Roman officer)

Declension

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