canorus

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Latin

Etymology

From canor (“tune, melody”), from canō (“sing”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

canōrus (feminine canōra, neuter canōrum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to melody; melodious, harmonious, euphonious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative canōrus canōra canōrum canōrī canōrae canōra
genitive canōrī canōrae canōrī canōrōrum canōrārum canōrōrum
dative canōrō canōrae canōrō canōrīs
accusative canōrum canōram canōrum canōrōs canōrās canōra
ablative canōrō canōrā canōrō canōrīs
vocative canōre canōra canōrum canōrī canōrae canōra

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: canorous
  • Italian: canoro
  • Portuguese: canoro
  • Sicilian: canuru
  • Spanish: canoro

References

  • “canorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “canorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • canorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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