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

  1. 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

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
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