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centesimatio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From centēsimō (select one person in every hundred for a punishment) +‎ -tiō, from centēsimus (hundredth), from centum (hundred).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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centēsimātiō f (genitive centēsimātiōnis); third declension

  1. (rare) the selection by lot of every hundredth man for a punishment; centesimation

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative centēsimātiō centēsimātiōnēs
genitive centēsimātiōnis centēsimātiōnum
dative centēsimātiōnī centēsimātiōnibus
accusative centēsimātiōnem centēsimātiōnēs
ablative centēsimātiōne centēsimātiōnibus
vocative centēsimātiō centēsimātiōnēs

Descendants

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  • English: centesimation