cantio

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Latin

Etymology

From canō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

cantiō f (genitive cantiōnis); third declension

  1. song, singing, playing
    Synonym: carmen
  2. incantation, spell

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cantiō cantiōnēs
Genitive cantiōnis cantiōnum
Dative cantiōnī cantiōnibus
Accusative cantiōnem cantiōnēs
Ablative cantiōne cantiōnibus
Vocative cantiō cantiōnēs

Descendants

References

  • cantio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cantio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cantio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.