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Latin
Etymology
From cantō (“I sing”) + -itō (frequentative suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
cantitō (present infinitive cantitāre, perfect active cantitāvī, supine cantitātum); first conjugation
- to sing often or repeatedly
Conjugation
References
- “cantito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cantito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cantito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
From canto (“singing”) + -ito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈtito/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: can‧ti‧to
Noun
cantito m (plural cantitos)
- (Honduras, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile) accent (The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language.)
- Synonyms: acento, deje, dejo, cantadito
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