Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 267.cantō on page 267
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cantāre to sing
cantāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to sing.
Definitions for cantāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
sing
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To sing (often implying professional or public performance). (b) (w. acc.) to sing (songs, etc.; also parts or roles). (c) to celebrate in song, sing of.
- 2
(as a poetic convention, of poets) To sing, compose (verse). (b) to tell or sing of (in verse).
- 3
(absol. or w. acc.) To recite, repeat (a poem or poet).
- 4
To say or urge repeatedly, dwell on. (b) to speak constantly of, talk about; to sing the praises of. (c) to call, cry. (d) (of writings, etc.) to proclaim.
- 5
To speak in a sing-song tone.
Sentences with cantāre
Latin to English
Potest cantare Alleluia, potest respondere Amen.Compare One may sing Allelulia and answer Amen.
Ambo florentes aetatibus, Arcade ambo, et cantare pares et respondere parati.Compare They were both in the flower of their youth, Arcadian, both ready to sing at the drop of a hat, or to take a tune up.
Cantet, amat quod quisque; levant et carmina curas.Compare Let everyone sing of what he love; songs, too, relieve love's anxieties.
Conjugation table for cantāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| cantō cantās cantat cantāmus cantātis cantant | cantābam cantābās cantābat cantābāmus cantābātis cantābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cantāvī cantāvistī cantāvit cantāvimus cantāvistis cantāvērunt / cantāvēre | cantāveram cantāverās cantāverat cantāverāmus cantāverātis cantāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cantābō cantābis cantābit cantābimus cantābitis cantābunt | cantāverō cantāveris cantāverit cantāverimus cantāveritis cantāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| cantem cantēs cantet cantēmus cantētis cantent | cantārem cantārēs cantāret cantārēmus cantārētis cantārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cantāverim cantāveris cantāverit cantāverimus cantāveritis cantāverint | cantāvissem cantāvissēs cantāvisset cantāvissēmus cantāvissētis cantāvissent |
Infinitive present cantāre Infinitive perfect cantāvisse Infinitive future cantātūrum esse | Imperative present cantā cantāte Imperative future cantātō cantātō cantātōte cantantō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| cantor cantāris cantātur cantāmur cantāminī cantantur | cantābar cantābāris / cantābāre cantābātur cantābāmur cantābāminī cantābantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cantātus sum cantātus es cantātus est cantātī sumus cantātī estis cantātī sunt | cantātus eram cantātus erās cantātus erat cantātī erāmus cantātī erātis cantātī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cantābor cantāberis / cantābere cantābitur cantābimur cantābiminī cantābuntur | cantātus erō cantātus eris cantātus erit cantātī erimus cantātī eritis cantātī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| canter cantēris / cantēre cantētur cantēmur cantēminī cantentur | cantārer cantārēris / cantārēre cantārētur cantārēmur cantārēminī cantārentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cantātus sim cantātus sīs cantātus sit cantātī sīmus cantātī sītis cantātī sint | cantātus essem cantātus essēs cantātus esset cantātī essēmus cantātī essētis cantātī essent |
Infinitive present cantārī Infinitive perfect cantātum esse Infinitive future cantātum īrī | Imperative present cantāre cantāminī Imperative future cantātor cantātor - cantāntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | cantāns | cantantēs |
| Gen. | cantantis | cantantium |
| Dat. | cantantī | cantantibus |
| Acc. | cantantem | cantantēs |
| Abl. | cantante | cantantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | cantātūrus | cantātūrī |
| Gen. | cantātūrī | cantātūrōrum |
| Dat. | cantātūrō | cantātūrīs |
| Acc. | cantātūrum | cantātūrōs |
| Abl. | cantātūrō | cantātūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | cantātus | cantātī |
| Gen. | cantātī | cantātōrum |
| Dat. | cantātō | cantātīs |
| Acc. | cantātum | cantātōs |
| Abl. | cantātō | cantātīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | cantandus | cantandī |
| Gen. | cantandī | cantandōrum |
| Dat. | cantandō | cantandīs |
| Acc. | cantandum | cantandōs |
| Abl. | cantandō | cantandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | cantāre | cantātum |
| Gen. | cantandī | cantātū |
| Dat. | cantandō | |
| Acc. | cantandum | |
| Abl. | cantandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 472.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 267.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "cantō, cantāre, cantāvī, cantātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/canto-cantare-cantavi-cantatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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