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Noun [English]

Forms: cantica [plural]
Etymology: From Latin canticum (“chant, song”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|canticum||chant, song}} Latin canticum (“chant, song”) Head templates: {{en-noun|cantica}} canticum (plural cantica)
  1. A canticle.
    Sense id: en-canticum-en-noun-RXk7djl2
  2. A part song in an ancient play.
    Sense id: en-canticum-en-noun-i0AoNRlm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 43 3 19 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 45 2 18 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 48 1 17 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 27 44 3 19 3 3 3

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈkan.tɪ.kũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkan.ti.kum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From cantus (“song, chant, singing, incantation”) + -icus (suffix forming neuter nouns). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|cantus<t:song, chant, singing, incantation>|-icus<pos:suffix forming neuter nouns>|text=+|title=canticum|tree=1}} From cantus (“song, chant, singing, incantation”) + -icus (suffix forming neuter nouns). Head templates: {{la-noun|canticum<2>}} canticum n (genitive canticī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|canticum<2>}} Forms: canticī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], canticum [nominative, singular], cantica [nominative, plural], canticī [genitive, singular], canticōrum [genitive, plural], canticō [dative, singular], canticīs [dative, plural], canticum [accusative, singular], cantica [accusative, plural], canticō [ablative, singular], canticīs [ablative, plural], canticum [singular, vocative], cantica [plural, vocative]
  1. song Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-canticum-la-noun-Y~dciQsF
  2. passage in a comedy chanted or sung Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-canticum-la-noun-pJkuO~xI Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -icus Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 9 58 13 12 9 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 8 60 12 11 8 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 10 61 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 10 58 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 71 9 8 6 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 13 43 15 15 13 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -icus: 13 36 19 18 13
  3. sing-song voice Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-canticum-la-noun-3q1-lx00
  4. lampoon or libelous song Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-canticum-la-noun-bKhY3qmR
  5. incantation or magic formula Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-canticum-la-noun-j-ICoSW-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canticulum, cantica

Inflected forms

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          "canticīs",
          "canticis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canticum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantica",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canticō",
      "links": [
        [
          "canticō",
          "cantico#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canticīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "canticīs",
          "canticis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canticum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantica",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "canticum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "canticum n (genitive canticī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "canticum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "song"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "song",
          "song"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "passage in a comedy chanted or sung"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passage",
          "passage"
        ],
        [
          "chanted",
          "chanted"
        ],
        [
          "sung",
          "sung"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sing-song voice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sing-song",
          "sing-song"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lampoon or libelous song"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lampoon",
          "lampoon"
        ],
        [
          "libelous",
          "libelous"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "incantation or magic formula"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incantation",
          "incantation"
        ],
        [
          "magic",
          "magic"
        ],
        [
          "formula",
          "formula"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkan.tɪ.kũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkan.ti.kum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "canticum"
}

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