"centner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: centners [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Lower German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Zentner}} German Zentner Head templates: {{en-noun}} centner (plural centners)
  1. A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
    Sense id: en-centner-en-noun-ZYUm7yzZ
  2. A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel). Categories (topical): Units of measure Translations (unit of weight of 100 base units): Zentner (english: Germany: 50 kg, Austria, Switzerland: 100 kg) [masculine] (German), centner (english: 100 lb, 42.5 kg) [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (unit of weight of 100 kg): Doppelzentner [Germany, masculine] (German), Zentner [Austria, Switzerland, masculine] (German), mázsa (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-centner-en-noun-cPnYDb3v Disambiguation of Units of measure: 25 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'unit of weight of 100 base units': 39 61 Disambiguation of 'unit of weight of 100 kg': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cent, centavo [masculine], centesimal, centesimo [masculine], centiem [masculine], centigram, centiliter, centimo [masculine]

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Borrowed from German Zentner, from Latin centēnārius. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sv|de|Zentner|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} German Zentner, {{bor+|sv|de|Zentner}} Borrowed from German Zentner, {{der|sv|la|centēnārius}} Latin centēnārius Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} centner c, {{sv-noun|c}} centner c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-zero}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], centner [indefinite, nominative, singular], centnern [definite, nominative, singular], centner [indefinite, nominative, plural], centnerna [definite, nominative, plural], centners [genitive, indefinite, singular], centnerns [definite, genitive, singular], centners [genitive, indefinite, plural], centnernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. A hundredweight, quintal (100 lbs, 42.5 kg) Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Units of measure

Inflected forms

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