cantata

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See also: cântată

English

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Etymology

From Italian cantata. Doublet of chanty.

Pronunciation

Noun

cantata (plural cantatas or (less common, modeled on Italian) cantate)

  1. (music) A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

Usage notes

  • The regularly formed plural cantatas is by far the most common, though the Italian-style plural cantate is not completely unheard-of.

Translations

See also

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cantata.

Pronunciation

Noun

cantata f (plural cantates)

  1. (music) cantata

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈta.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: can‧tà‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

cantata f (plural cantate)

  1. song
  2. singalong
Descendants
  • Catalan: cantata
  • English: cantata
  • Spanish: cantata

Etymology 2

Participle

cantata f sg

  1. feminine singular of cantato

Latin

Participle

cantāta

  1. inflection of cantātus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

cantātā

  1. ablative feminine singular of cantātus

References

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

cantata f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of cantată

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cantata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈtata/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: can‧ta‧ta

Noun

cantata f (plural cantatas)

  1. (music) cantata

Further reading