centurion

See also: centurión

English

A centurion (reenacted)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/, /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹ.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.
    • 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5:
      “Man,” said the largest, most protective of the Praetorian guard, her lover, no doubt, and her peroxide-blond centurion, “for an apostle of peace you sure are filled up with war.”
  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 centuriōnem. By surface analysis, centurie + -on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.ty.ʁjɔ̃/
  • (file)

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): /t͡sɛnˈtu.rjɔn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -urjɔn
  • Syllabification: cen‧tu‧rion

Noun

centurion m pers

  1. (historical) centurion

Declension

adjective
  • centurialny
noun

Further reading

  • centurion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • centurion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centurio.

Noun

centurion m (plural centurioni)

  1. centurion

Declension

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)

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