cantar

English

Noun

cantar (plural cantars)

1. Alternative spelling of kantar

Anagrams

• arctan

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin cantāre.

Verb

cantar

1. to sing

Conjugation

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cantāre.

Verb

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

1. to sing

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cantāre.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

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

1. to sing

Conjugation

References

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

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

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)

Conjugation

Noun

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

References

• “cantar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “cantar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “cantar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cantar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cantar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtar/

Verb

cantar

1. to sing

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Verb

cantar

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

Mutation

References

Occitan

Alternative forms

• chantar

Etymology

From Old Occitan cantar, chantar, from Latin cantāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

cantar

1. (Gascony, Languedoc, Provençal) to sing

Conjugation

    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

Related terms

• cantador

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cantāre, frequentative from canere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kã.ˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

cantar

1. to sing (to produce music with one’s voice)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, 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.

Conjugation

Descendants

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

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• chantar (northern)

Etymology

From Latin cantāre.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

cantar

1. to sing

Descendants

• Occitan: cantar, chantar

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: can‧tar

Noun

cantar m (plural cantares)

1. singing (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!

Verb

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.

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cantar.

Related terms

Descendants

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

Romansch

Verb

cantar

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

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtaɾ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: can‧tar

Verb

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

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

Noun

cantar m (plural cantares)

1. a type of shanty or popular song

Derived terms

Further reading

• “cantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• tranca

Venetian

Etymology

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

Verb

cantar

1. to sing

Conjugation

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