centr

Czech

Etymology

From English centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντέω (kentéō).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛntr̩]

Noun

centr n

  1. (sports) center
    1. (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs
    2. (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch

Declension
Declension of centr
singular plural
nominative centr centry
genitive centru centrů
dative centru centrům
accusative centr centry
vocative centre centry
locative centru centrech
instrumental centrem centry

Further reading
  • centr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • centr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • centr in Internetová jazyková příručka
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