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How do you use Centum in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Centum in a sentence

Centum meaning

Referring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants from a series of Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops.

Using Centum

  • The main meaning on this page is: Referring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants from a series of Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops.
  • In the example corpus, centum often appears in combinations such as: centum languages.

Context around Centum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tocharian 1× ccs 1×

Often after:

languages 2× change 1× indo 1× branches 1× call 1×

Sentence patterns with Centum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

acronym ccs centum call seconds 1× certain other centum indo european 1× division between centum and satem 1× division with centum languages in 1× in most centum languages proto 1× proto tocharian centum change pie 1× that the centum branches in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

if necessary impossible 1× in the 19th 1× it establishes a 1× it may be 1× note 3 the 1× unlike in most 1×

Common sentence endings:

100 call seconds 1× greek for illustration 1× in the west 1× pie dialect continuum 1× pie plain velars 1×

Words around Centum

Just before it in the word index:

cents 1.304 centrus 7 centrury 2 centrum 10 centrul 2 centrowitz 4

Just after it in the word index:

centura 5 centuria 4 centuriata 3 centuries 2.892 centurion 126 centurions 31

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Centum

  • In this selection, "centum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tocharian, ccs, languages, change and indo stand out and add context to how "centum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include acronym ccs centum call seconds and certain other centum indo european. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "centum" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with centum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Unlike in most centum languages, Proto-Tocharian maintained separate outcomes of PIE *kʷ and *ḱw. (15 words)

Note 3: The acronym CCS (Centum Call Seconds) is often used to describe 100 call-seconds. (16 words)

In the 19th century, it was thought that the division between Centum and Satem languages was a simple west–east division, with centum languages in the west. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

It may be that the centum branches in fact reflect the original state of affairs in PIE, and only the satem branches shared a set of innovations, which affected all but the peripheral areas of the PIE dialect continuum. (39 words)

If necessary, impossible consonant sequences are rectified as in Tocharian A. Consonants The following are the main changes between PIE and Proto-Tocharian: * Centum change: PIE "palatals" merge with PIE "plain velars". (32 words)

It establishes a set of regular correspondences between early Germanic stops and fricatives and the stop consonants of certain other centum Indo-European languages (Grimm used mostly Latin and Greek for illustration). (32 words)

Example sentences (6)

In the 19th century, it was thought that the division between Centum and Satem languages was a simple west–east division, with centum languages in the west.

If necessary, impossible consonant sequences are rectified as in Tocharian A. Consonants The following are the main changes between PIE and Proto-Tocharian: * Centum change: PIE "palatals" merge with PIE "plain velars".

It establishes a set of regular correspondences between early Germanic stops and fricatives and the stop consonants of certain other centum Indo-European languages (Grimm used mostly Latin and Greek for illustration).

It may be that the centum branches in fact reflect the original state of affairs in PIE, and only the satem branches shared a set of innovations, which affected all but the peripheral areas of the PIE dialect continuum.

Note 3: The acronym CCS (Centum Call Seconds) is often used to describe 100 call-seconds.

Unlike in most centum languages, Proto-Tocharian maintained separate outcomes of PIE *kʷ and *ḱw.

Common combinations with centum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "centum" in a sentence?
An example: "In the 19th century, it was thought that the division between Centum and Satem languages was a simple west–east division, with centum languages in the west." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "centum" from authentic English texts.
What does "centum" mean?
Centum means: Referring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants from a series of Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops.
How many example sentences with "centum" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "centum", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.