κεντηνάριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Latin centēnārium, neuter of centēnārius (containing a hundred)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κεντηνάριον • (kentēnárion) n (genitive κεντηναρίου); second declension

  1. (Byzantine) A unit of weight equal to 100 librae (Roman pounds), corresponding to about 32.7 kilograms or 72 avoirdupois pounds.

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Descendants

  • Classical Syriac: ܩܰܢܛܺܝܪܳܐ (qanṭīrā), ܩܰܢܛܺܝܢܳܪܳܐ (qanṭīnārā)

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