cantar

cantar (plural cantars)

1. Alternative spelling of kantar

• arctan

From Latin cantāre.

cantar

1. to sing

From Latin cantāre.

cantar (first-person singular indicative present canto, past participle cantáu)

1. to sing

Inherited from Latin cantāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite cantí, past participle cantat)

1. (ambitransitive) to sing

• “cantar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Old Galician-Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre.

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cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite cantei, past participle cantado)

1. to sing
2. to chant
3. (of a cart or wagon) to screech, to squeak (the axle against its bearings)

cantar m (plural cantares)

1. song
   • 1978, Fuxan os Ventos, Sementeira (song):

     Sementar sementarei
     loguiño de crarear
     en tanto no pobo medre
     un meniño, un vello e un cantar

     Sowing I'll sow
     soon after it clears
     as long as among the people grow
     a child, an old man and a song

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cantar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cantar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cantar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtar/

cantar

1. to sing

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/^[1]

cantar

1. autonomous present indicative/present subjunctive/imperative of can

• chantar

From Old Occitan cantar, chantar, from Latin cantāre.

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• Audio:

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cantar

1. (Gascony, Languedoc, Provençal) to sing

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			aver cantat
gerund		cantant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cantat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	canti	cantas	canta	cantam	cantatz	cantan
	imperfect	cantavi	cantavas	cantava	cantàvem	cantàvetz	cantavan
	preterite	cantèri	cantères	cantèt	cantèrem	cantèretz	cantèron
	future	cantarai	cantaràs	cantarà	cantarem	cantaretz	cantaràn
	conditional	cantariái	cantariás	cantariá	cantariam	cantariatz	cantarián
	conditional 2nd form1	cantèra	cantèras	cantèra	canteram	canteratz	cantèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cante	cantes	cante	cantem	cantetz	canten
	imperfect	cantèssi	cantèsses	cantèsse	cantèssem	cantèssetz	cantèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			canta		cantem	cantatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			aver cantat
gerund		cantant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cantat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cante	cantes	canta	cantam	cantatz	canton
	imperfect	cantave	cantaves	cantava	cantaviam	cantaviatz	cantavon
	preterite	cantere	canteres	cantet	cantem	cantetz	canteron
	future	cantarai	cantaràs	cantará	cantarem	cantaretz	cantarán
	conditional	cantariá	cantariás	cantariá	cantariam	cantariatz	cantarián
	conditional 2nd form1	cantèra	cantèras	cantèra	canteram	canteratz	cantèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cante	cantes	cante	cantassiam	cantassiatz	canton
	imperfect	cantesse	cantesses	cantesse	cantessiam	cantessiatz	cantesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			canta		cantassiam	cantatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			aver cantat
gerund		cantant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cantat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	canti	cantas	canta	cantam	cantatz	cantan
	imperfect	cantavi	cantavas	cantava	cantàvam	cantàvatz	cantavan
	preterite	cantèi	cantès	cantè	cantèm	cantètz	cantèn
	future	cantarèi	cantaràs	cantarà	cantaram	cantaratz	cantaràn
	conditional	cantarí	cantarés	cantaré	cantarem	cantaretz	cantarén
	conditional 2nd form1	cantèra	cantèras	cantèra	canteram	canteratz	cantèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	canti	cantes	cante	cantem	cantetz	canten
	imperfect	cantèssi	cantèsses	cantèsse	cantèssem	cantèssetz	cantèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			canta		cantem	cantatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			aver cantat
gerund		cantant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cantat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cante	cantas	canta	cantam	cantatz	cantan
	imperfect	cantava	cantavas	cantava	cantàvam	cantàvatz	cantavan
	preterite	cantei	canteras	cantet	cantèram	cantèratz	canteran
	future	cantarai	cantaràs	cantará	cantarem	cantaretz	cantarán
	conditional	cantariá	cantariàs	cantariá	cantariam	cantariatz	cantarián
	conditional 2nd form1	cantèra	cantèras	cantèra	canteram	canteratz	cantèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cante	cantes	cante	cantem	cantetz	canten
	imperfect	cantèsse	cantèsses	cantèsse	cantèssem	cantèssetz	cantèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			canta		cantem	cantatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			aver cantat
gerund		cantant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cantat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cante	cantes	canta	cantam	cantatz	cantan
	imperfect	cantavi	cantavas	cantava	cantàvem	cantàvetz	cantavan
	preterite	cantère	cantères	cantèt	canteriam	canteriatz	cantèron
	future	cantarai	cantaràs	cantarà	cantarem	cantaretz	cantaràn
	conditional	cantariáu	cantariás	cantariá	cantariam	cantariatz	cantarián
	conditional 2nd form1	cantèra	cantèras	cantèra	canteram	canteratz	cantèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cante	cantes	cante	cantem	cantetz	cantan
	imperfect	cantèsse	cantèsses	cantèsse	cantessiam	cantessiatz	cantèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			canta		cantem	cantatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

• cantador

Inherited from Latin cantāre, frequentative from canere.

• IPA^(key): /kã.ˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ

cantar

1. to sing (to produce music with one’s voice)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 6 (facsimile):

     Eſta e como ſanta maria reſſucitou ao menỹo que o Judeu matara por que cantaua Gaude uirgo maria.

     This one is how Holy Mary resurrected the boy who the Jew had killed because he sang Gaude Virgo Maria.

• Fala: cantal
• Galician: cantar
• Portuguese: cantar (see there for further descendants)

• chantar (northern)

From Latin cantāre.

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtaɾ/, (northern) /t͡ʃan-/

cantar

1. to sing

• Occitan: cantar, chantar

From Latin cantāre

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtaɾ/

cantar

1. to sing

• Spanish: cantar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre.

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• Hyphenation: can‧tar

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite cantei, past participle cantado)

1. (intransitive) to sing (express sounds musically through the voice)

   Enquanto passeava pelo jardim, ouvi um pássaro cantar. ― While I was walking through the garden, I heard a bird sing.

2. (transitive) to sing, to say musically

   Ela cantou a sua melhor música. ― She sang her best song.

3. (transitive) to say with rhythm, chant

   Enquanto tomava minhas medidas, ele cantava baixinho para si mesmo os números. ― While taking my measures, he was chanting the numbers to himself in a soft voice.

4. (transitive, Brazil, colloquial) to attempt to seduce by flattery

   Synonym: seduzir

   As únicas coisas que ele faz o dia todo são comer, dormir, e cantar meninas. ― The only things he does all day are eat, sleep and seduce girls.

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: kanta
• Kabuverdianu: kanta
• Papiamentu: kanta

cantar m (plural cantares)

1. singing; song (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing)

   Synonym: canto

   É belíssimo, o cantar deste pássaro! ― The singing of this bird is very beautiful!

   • 1890, Aluizio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:

     No confuso rumor que se formava, destacavam-se risos, sons de vozes que altercavam, sem se saber de onde, grasnar de marrecos, cantar de galos, cacarejar de galinhas.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

cantar

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) Alternative form of chantar (“to sing”)

Inherited from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere. Cognate with English chant.

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtaɾ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: can‧tar

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite canté, past participle cantado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to sing

   Voy a cantarme una canción

   I am going to sing (myself) a song

• Chavacano: canta
• → Cebuano: kanta
• → Tagalog: kanta
• → Ye'kwana: ekanta'ñö, etanta'ñö

cantar m (plural cantares)

1. a type of shanty or popular song

• “cantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

• tranca

From Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere. Compare Italian cantare.

cantar

1. to sing

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.