"cantus" meaning in Latin

See cantus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From canō + -tus (forming action nouns). Etymology templates: {{af|la|canō|-tus|id2=action noun|pos2=forming action nouns}} canō + -tus (forming action nouns) Head templates: {{la-noun|cantus<4>}} cantus m (genitive cantūs); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cantus<4>}} Forms: cantūs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cantus [nominative, singular], cantūs [nominative, plural], cantūs [genitive, singular], cantuum [genitive, plural], cantuī [dative, singular], cantibus [dative, plural], cantum [accusative, singular], cantūs [accusative, plural], cantū [ablative, singular], cantibus [ablative, plural], cantus [singular, vocative], cantūs [plural, vocative]
  1. song, singing Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-cantus-la-noun-elP04YGQ Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Music, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun) Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 19 19 16 17 9 10 10 Disambiguation of Music: 15 16 9 8 15 16 20 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 40 37 23 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun): 32 33 35
  2. chant, incantation Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-cantus-la-noun-fTNyk5q3 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Music, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun) Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 19 19 16 17 9 10 10 Disambiguation of Music: 15 16 9 8 15 16 20 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 40 37 23 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun): 32 33 35
  3. crowing, crow (sound certain birds make) Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-cantus-la-noun-ykuoaqDZ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun) Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 11 4 21 24 28 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 19 19 16 17 9 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 5 12 3 22 24 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 11 2 23 26 31 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 40 37 23 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun): 32 33 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canticum, gallī cantus, gallicantus
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{la-noun|cantus<2>}} cantus m (genitive cantī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cantus<2>}} Forms: cantī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cantus [nominative, singular], cantī [nominative, plural], cantī [genitive, singular], cantōrum [genitive, plural], cantō [dative, singular], cantīs [dative, plural], cantum [accusative, singular], cantōs [accusative, plural], cantō [ablative, singular], cantīs [ablative, plural], cante [singular, vocative], cantī [plural, vocative]
  1. alternative spelling of canthus (“wheel, carriage tire”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, declension-2, masculine Alternative form of: canthus (extra: wheel, carriage tire)
    Sense id: en-cantus-la-noun-AL262pLt Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 19 19 16 17 9 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [ˈkan.tʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkan.tus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Perfect passive participle of canō. Head templates: {{la-part|cantus}} cantus (feminine canta, neuter cantum); first/second-declension participle Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|cantus}} Forms: canta [feminine], cantum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], cantus [masculine, nominative, singular], canta [feminine, nominative, singular], cantum [neuter, nominative, singular], cantī [masculine, nominative, plural], cantae [feminine, nominative, plural], canta [neuter, nominative, plural], cantī [genitive, masculine, singular], cantae [feminine, genitive, singular], cantī [genitive, neuter, singular], cantōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], cantārum [feminine, genitive, plural], cantōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], cantō [dative, masculine, singular], cantae [dative, feminine, singular], cantō [dative, neuter, singular], cantīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], cantum [accusative, masculine, singular], cantam [accusative, feminine, singular], cantum [accusative, neuter, singular], cantōs [accusative, masculine, plural], cantās [accusative, feminine, plural], canta [accusative, neuter, plural], cantō [ablative, masculine, singular], cantā [ablative, feminine, singular], cantō [ablative, neuter, singular], cantīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], cante [masculine, singular, vocative], canta [feminine, singular, vocative], cantum [neuter, singular, vocative], cantī [masculine, plural, vocative], cantae [feminine, plural, vocative], canta [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. sung, recited Tags: declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect Form of: canō
    Sense id: en-cantus-la-verb-t9sBCKLo Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Music Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 11 4 21 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 5 12 3 22 24 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 11 2 23 26 31 Disambiguation of Music: 15 16 9 8 15 16 20
  2. sounded, blew Tags: declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect Form of: canō
    Sense id: en-cantus-la-verb-bQFZA9E3 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Music Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 11 4 21 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 5 12 3 22 24 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 11 2 23 26 31 Disambiguation of Music: 15 16 9 8 15 16 20
  3. chanted Tags: declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect Form of: canō
    Sense id: en-cantus-la-verb-zPOOxoqB Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Music Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 11 4 21 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 5 12 3 22 24 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 11 2 23 26 31 Disambiguation of Music: 15 16 9 8 15 16 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Perfect passive participle of canō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "canta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cante",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cantus"
      },
      "expansion": "cantus (feminine canta, neuter cantum); first/second-declension participle",
      "name": "la-part"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cantus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 5 11 4 21 24 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 12 3 22 24 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 11 2 23 26 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 16 9 8 15 16 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "la:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "canō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sung, recited"
      ],
      "id": "en-cantus-la-verb-t9sBCKLo",
      "links": [
        [
          "sung",
          "sung"
        ],
        [
          "recited",
          "recited"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 5 11 4 21 24 28",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 12 3 22 24 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 11 2 23 26 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 16 9 8 15 16 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "la:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "canō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sounded, blew"
      ],
      "id": "en-cantus-la-verb-bQFZA9E3",
      "links": [
        [
          "sounded",
          "sounded"
        ],
        [
          "blew",
          "blew"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 5 11 4 21 24 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 12 3 22 24 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 11 2 23 26 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 16 9 8 15 16 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "la:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "canō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chanted"
      ],
      "id": "en-cantus-la-verb-zPOOxoqB",
      "links": [
        [
          "chanted",
          "chanted"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkan.tʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkan.tus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cantus"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "canticum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gallī cantus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gallicantus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "lang_code": "ast",
      "word": "cantu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "word": "cant"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "lang_code": "co",
      "word": "cantu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "cantus"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "chant"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "chant"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "lang_code": "fur",
      "word": "cjant"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "lang_code": "fur",
      "word": "čhant"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "canto"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Gallurese",
      "lang_code": "sdn",
      "word": "cantu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "canto"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "lang_code": "pms",
      "word": "cant"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "canto"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "cânt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "word": "cantu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "cantu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "canto"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "lang_code": "wa",
      "word": "tchant"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "canō",
        "3": "-tus",
        "id2": "action noun",
        "pos2": "forming action nouns"
      },
      "expansion": "canō + -tus (forming action nouns)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From canō + -tus (forming action nouns).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cantūs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantuum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantuī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cantus<4>"
      },
      "expansion": "cantus m (genitive cantūs); fourth declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cantus<4>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 16 17 9 10 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 16 9 8 15 16 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "la:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 37 23",
          "kind": "other",
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          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 3.327–330",
          "text": "Inde, ubi quarta sitim caeli collegerit hora,\nEt cantu quaerulae rumpent arbusta cicadae,\nAd puteos aut alta greges ad stagna jubebo\ncurrentem ilignis potare canalibus undam;\n[…]\nTranslation by James B. Greenough, 1900\nWhen heaven's fourth hour draws on the thickening drought,\nAnd shrill cicalas pierce the brake with song,\nThen at the well-springs bid them, or deep pools,\nFrom troughs of holm-oak quaff the running wave:\n[…]",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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}
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        "singular"
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    {
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    {
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cantum",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    {
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        "plural"
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        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "cantā",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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        "plural",
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        "declension-2",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "canticum"
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    {
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      "word": "canto"
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      "lang": "Gallurese",
      "lang_code": "sdn",
      "word": "cantu"
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    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "canto"
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    {
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "lang_code": "pms",
      "word": "cant"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "canto"
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      "lang_code": "ro",
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      "lang": "Sardinian",
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        "singular"
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "cantus",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "cantūs",
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        "vocative"
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        {
          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 3.327–330",
          "text": "Inde, ubi quarta sitim caeli collegerit hora,\nEt cantu quaerulae rumpent arbusta cicadae,\nAd puteos aut alta greges ad stagna jubebo\ncurrentem ilignis potare canalibus undam;\n[…]\nTranslation by James B. Greenough, 1900\nWhen heaven's fourth hour draws on the thickening drought,\nAnd shrill cicalas pierce the brake with song,\nThen at the well-springs bid them, or deep pools,\nFrom troughs of holm-oak quaff the running wave:\n[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "song, singing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "song",
          "song"
        ],
        [
          "singing",
          "singing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chant, incantation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chant",
          "chant"
        ],
        [
          "incantation",
          "incantation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crowing, crow (sound certain birds make)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crowing",
          "crowing"
        ],
        [
          "crow",
          "crow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cantus"
}

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    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
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    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Music"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cantī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "cantus",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cantīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cante",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cantī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "1": "cantus<2>"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "wheel, carriage tire",
          "word": "canthus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative spelling of canthus (“wheel, carriage tire”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "canthus",
          "canthus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cantus"
}

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