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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCentum
/ˈsɛn.təm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A group of Indo-European languages in which the Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops became velars or sibilants rather than labiovelars.
"Linguists divide the Indo-European family into centum and satem branches."
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Relating to or characteristic of the centum group of languages.
"Greek, Latin, and Germanic are well-known centum languages."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived directly from the Latin word 'centum', meaning 'hundred'. It was adopted into modern linguistic terminology in the 19th century to classify Indo-European language families based on how the Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops evolved.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Centum" is said worldwide
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centum
Transliteration: /sɛn.tɔm/
"Le latin est une langue centum."
Kentum
Transliteration: /ˈkɛntʊm/
"Das Deutsche gehört zu den Kentumsprachen."
centum
Transliteration: /ˈtʃɛn.tum/
"Il gruppo centum comprende le lingue indoeuropee occidentali."
centum
Transliteration: /ˈsen.tum/
"El griego antiguo es una lengua centum."
centum
Transliteration: /ˈsẽ.tũ/
"As línguas centum diferem das línguas satem."
सेंतुम
Transliteration: sentum
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सेंटुम भाषाएँ और सातेम भाषाएँ भारोपीय परिवार की दो मुख्य शाखाएँ हैं।"
肯特姆语
Transliteration: kěntèmǔ yǔ
Script: 中文汉字
"拉丁语属于肯特姆语支。"
켄툼어
Transliteration: kenteume-eo
Script: 한국어 한글
"라틴어는 켄툼어군에 속한다."
ケントゥム語
Transliteration: kentumu-go
Script: 日本語
"ラテン語やギリシャ語はケントゥム語派に属する。"
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