Cento

See also: cento

Latin

Alternative forms

• Centhō

Etymology

From centō (“patchwork”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈken.toː/, [ˈkɛn̪t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃen.to/, [ˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪o]

Proper noun

Centō m sg (genitive Centōnis); third declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Gaius Claudius Centho, a Roman consul

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Centō
genitive	Centōnis
dative	Centōnī
accusative	Centōnem
ablative	Centōne
vocative	Centō

References

• Cento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.