cantamen
Latin
Etymology
From cantō (“sing”) + -men (noun-forming suffix), the former element being a frequentative of canō (“sing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kanˈtaː.men/, [kanˈtaː.mẽ]
Noun
cantāmen n (genitive cantāminis); third declension
- a spell, charm, incantation
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cantāmen | cantāmina |
| genitive | cantāminis | cantāminum |
| dative | cantāminī | cantāminibus |
| accusative | cantāmen | cantāmina |
| ablative | cantāmine | cantāminibus |
| vocative | cantāmen | cantāmina |
Related terms
References
- cantamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cantamen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cantamen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- cantamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- cantamen in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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