cantilena

English

Etymology

Italian or Latin cantilena

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæntɪˈleɪnə/

Noun

cantilena (plural cantilenas)

  1. (music) a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style
    • 1964, Anthony Burgess, The Eve of St Venus
      He played a lazy tune that sinuated from C sharp down to G natural and back again. Astonishing that he could flute so lazy a cantilena while chasing nymphs.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cantilēna.

Noun

cantilena f (plural cantilene)

  1. lullaby
  2. singsong
  3. whining

Verb

cantilena

  1. third-person singular present indicative of cantilenare
  2. second-person singular imperative of cantilenare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From cantillō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kan.tiˈleː.na/, [kan.tɪˈɫeː.na]

Noun

cantilēna f (genitive cantilēnae); first declension

  1. old song
  2. oft-repeated saying
  3. gossip

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cantilēna cantilēnae
genitive cantilēnae cantilēnārum
dative cantilēnae cantilēnīs
accusative cantilēnam cantilēnās
ablative cantilēnā cantilēnīs
vocative cantilēna cantilēnae

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