centiens

centiens

Latin

Latin numbers ^(edit)

		1,000[a], [b]
←  90		C 100		1,000  → [a], [b]
		10[a], [b]
Cardinal: centum     Ordinal: centēsimus     Adverbial: centiēs, centiēns     Multiplier: centūplus, centuplex, centumgeminus     Distributive: centēnī     Fractional: centēsimus

Alternative forms

• centiēs

Etymology

centum +‎ -iēns

Adverb

centiēns (not comparable)

1. a hundred times

References

• “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

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Latvian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

Declension of centiens (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	centiens	centieni
accusative (akuzatīvs)	centienu	centienus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	centiena	centienu
dative (datīvs)	centienam	centieniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	centienu	centieniem
locative (lokatīvs)	centienā	centienos
vocative (vokatīvs)	centien	centieni

Synonyms

• cenšanās
• mēģinājums
• piepūle
• pūles

Related terms

• censties
• centīgs, centība
• censonis