Galician

Alternative forms

• cento (combining form only)

Etymology

From Latin centum.

Numeral

cen ‎(indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) one hundred; 100

Usage notes

The indeclinable form cen means "one hundred" only. To say "one hundred one", the combining form cento is used, as cento un or cento unha. Likewise, "one hundred thirty" is cento trinta, and "one hundred fifty-four" is cento cincuenta e catro.

Lojban

Rafsi

cen

1. rafsi of centi.

Mandarin

Romanization

cen

1. Nonstandard spelling of cēn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cén.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old English

Noun

cēn m

1. (poetic) torch
2. the runic character ᚳ (/k/ or /tʃ/)

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kina ‎(“besides”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲen/

Preposition

cen

1. except
2. without

Derived terms

• cen ḟis do ‎(“unbeknownst to, unknown to”)

Descendants

• Irish: gan
• Manx: gyn
• Scottish Gaelic: gun

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃen/

Etymology

Borrowing from English change.

Noun

cen ‎(plural cens)

1. change, transition, turn

Declension

Derived terms

• yelacen ‎(“turn of the year”)