centime

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French centime. Doublet of centimo and santim.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

centime (plural centimes)

  1. (historical) A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.
  2. A coin having face value of one centime.

Derived terms

  • Algerian centime
  • Haitian centime

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French centime.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛnˈti.mə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: cen‧ti‧me

Noun

centime m (plural centimes)

  1. Alternative form of centiem.

French

Etymology

From cent + -ime, on the model of décime.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tim/
  • (file)

Noun

centime m (plural centimes)

  1. centime (hundredth of a franc, coin)
  2. cent (one-hundredth of a euro), eurocent

Descendants

  • Amharic: ሳንቲም (santim)
    • English: santim
  • Catalan: cèntim
  • Dutch: centiem
  • English: centime
  • Portuguese: cêntimo
  • Spanish: céntimo
  • Turkish: santim

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French centime.

Noun

centime c

  1. centime

Declension

Declension of centime 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative centime centimen centimes centimesen
Genitive centimes centimens centimes centimesens
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