cantabilis

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Latin

Etymology

From cantō, cantāre +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cantābilis (neuter cantābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. worthy to be sung
  2. singable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative cantābilis cantābile cantābilēs cantābilia
Genitive cantābilis cantābilium
Dative cantābilī cantābilibus
Accusative cantābilem cantābile cantābilēs
cantābilīs 		cantābilia
Ablative cantābilī cantābilibus
Vocative cantābilis cantābile cantābilēs cantābilia

References

  • “cantabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cantabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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