"cantilena" meaning in Latin

See cantilena in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kan.tɪˈɫeː.na] [Classical-Latin], [kan.tiˈlɛː.na] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Perhaps from the dissimilation of *cantilēla, itself possibly from an unattested verb *cantilāre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}}, {{der|la|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}} Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Head templates: {{la-noun|cantilēna<1>}} cantilēna f (genitive cantilēnae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cantilēna<1>}} Forms: cantilēna [canonical, feminine], cantilēnae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cantilēna [nominative, singular], cantilēnae [nominative, plural], cantilēnae [genitive, singular], cantilēnārum [genitive, plural], cantilēnae [dative, singular], cantilēnīs [dative, plural], cantilēnam [accusative, singular], cantilēnās [accusative, plural], cantilēnā [ablative, singular], cantilēnīs [ablative, plural], cantilēna [singular, vocative], cantilēnae [plural, vocative]
  1. song, melody Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-cantilena-la-noun-cj-~exnk
  2. harmony Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-cantilena-la-noun-K-ZjQx8A
  3. music Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-cantilena-la-noun-gPGJmE5c
  4. old song Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-cantilena-la-noun-paCamge6 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 11 14 11 32 22 11
  5. oft-repeated saying Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-cantilena-la-noun-pOFHISBN Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 4 10 71 4
  6. gossip Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-cantilena-la-noun-3XOi98eY
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      "word": "cantilena"
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      "word": "cantilena"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "cantilena"
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      "word": "cantilena"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "song, melody"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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        "oft-repeated saying"
      ],
      "id": "en-cantilena-la-noun-pOFHISBN",
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          "saying",
          "saying"
        ]
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        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
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        "gossip"
      ],
      "id": "en-cantilena-la-noun-3XOi98eY",
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          "gossip",
          "gossip"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-1"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[kan.tiˈlɛː.na]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "declension-1"
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        "declension-1"
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      "ipa": "[kan.tiˈlɛː.na]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cantilena"
}

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