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centiens

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Latin

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Latin numbers (edit)
1,000[a], [b], [c]
 ←  90 C
100 		1,000  → [a], [b], [c]
10[a], [b]
    Cardinal: centum
    Ordinal: centēsimus
    Adverbial: centiēs, centiēns
    Proportional: centuplus, centumplus
    Multiplier: centumplex, centuplex, centiplex
    Distributive: centēnus
    Collective: centuria
    Fractional: centēsimus

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm
Proto-Italic *kəntom
Latin centum
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -nsder.
Latin -iēns
Latin centiēns

    From centum + -iēns.

    Adverb

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    centiēns (not comparable)

    1. a hundred times

    References

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    • “centiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “centiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “centiens”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Latvian

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    Etymology

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    From cen(sties) (“to strive for”) +‎ -iens.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    centiens m (1st declension)

    1. (usually plural) efforts, aspirations (desires or actions taken towards a certain goal)
      drosmīgi centieni ― courageous efforts
      progresīvi centieni ― progressive efforts, aspirations
      tautu brīvības centieni ― the people's efforts, aspiration for freedom
      jaunatnes izglītības centieni ― young people's efforts, aspiration for education
      nepiepildīti centieni ― unfulfilled efforts, aspirations
      viņa pirmais stāstu kopojums rāda, ka mums darīšana ar neapšaubāmi apdāvinātu prozaiķi, kas negrib atkārtoties, bet pateikt kaut ko savu... lai viņa literārie centieni piepildās! ― his first short story collection shows that we are dealing with an undoubtably gifted prose writer who does not want to repeat, but rather to say something of his own... may his literary efforts, aspirations be fulfilled!

    Declension

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    Declension of centiens (1st)
    singular plural
    nominative centiens centieni
    genitive centiena centienu
    dative centienam centieniem
    accusative centienu centienus
    instrumental centienu centieniem
    locative centienā centienos
    vocative centien centieni

    Synonyms

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