centiceps
Latin
Etymology
From centum (“hundred”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈken.ti.keps/, [ˈkɛn.tɪ.kɛps]
Adjective
centiceps (genitive centicipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- hundred-headed; with a hundred heads
Usage notes
Used to refer to Cerberus, the multi-headed dog who guarded the entrance to the underworld.
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | centiceps | centicipitēs | centicipitia | ||
| Genitive | centicipitis | centicipitium | |||
| Dative | centicipitī | centicipitibus | |||
| Accusative | centicipitem | centiceps | centicipitēs | centicipitia | |
| Ablative | centicipitī | centicipitibus | |||
| Vocative | centiceps | centicipitēs | centicipitia | ||
Related terms
- anceps
- biceps
References
- centiceps in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centiceps in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- centiceps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette