centifidus

Latin

Etymology

From centi- (“hundred”) +‎ -fidus, from findere (“to split”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kenˈti.fi.dus/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪ɪfɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃenˈti.fi.dus/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪iːfid̪us]

Adjective

centifidus (feminine centifida, neuter centifidum); first/second-declension adjective

1. centifidous, divided into 100 parts
2. Synonym of multifidus, divided in many parts

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	centifidus	centifida	centifidum		centifidī	centifidae	centifida
genitive	centifidī	centifidae	centifidī		centifidōrum	centifidārum	centifidōrum
dative	centifidō	centifidae	centifidō		centifidīs
accusative	centifidum	centifidam	centifidum		centifidōs	centifidās	centifida
ablative	centifidō	centifidā	centifidō		centifidīs
vocative	centifide	centifida	centifidum		centifidī	centifidae	centifida

Coordinate terms

• bifidus, trifidus, quadrifidus, quinquifidus, multifidus

Descendants

• → English: centifidous

References

• “centifidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• centifidus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• centifidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.