cantador

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Catalan

Etymology

From cantar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadors, feminine cantadora)

  1. singer (a person who sings)
    Synonym: cantaire
    Hyponym: cantor
  2. singer (a person who likes to sing)

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin cantātor, cantātōrem.

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadors, feminine cantadora, feminine plural cantadoras)

  1. singer

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  • cantador

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cantātōrem, singular accusative of cantātor (“musician, singer”). Compare Old Galician-Portuguese cantador.

Pronunciation

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadores)

  1. singer
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 42v:
      dixo heliſes viuo es el ſennor delos fõſados delant q̃en ẏo eſto q̃ ſi ñ fueſſe por berguẽça de ioſapha nó cataria ati nj not ueria. agora adozid me .j. cantador epues q̃nt adios cantare ſera ſobrel ppħiſmo del criador.
      Elisha said, “The Lord of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not out of regard for Jehoshaphat, I would not look at you nor see you. now bring me a singer.” And so when to God he sings the prophecy of the Creator will be upon him.

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Descendants

  • Spanish: cantador

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cantador, from Latin cantātōrem. Compare Italian cantatore. By surface analysis, cantar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: can‧ta‧dor

Adjective

cantador (feminine cantadora, masculine plural cantadores, feminine plural cantadoras)

  1. singing

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadores, feminine cantadeira, feminine plural cantadeiras)

  1. troubadour

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cantador, from Latin cantātōrem, agent noun based on cantāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kantaˈdoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: can‧ta‧dor

Adjective

cantador (feminine cantadora, masculine plural cantadores, feminine plural cantadoras)

  1. singing

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