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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈkan.to/
- Rhymes: -anto
- Hyphenation: in‧càn‧to
Etymology 1
Noun
incanto m (plural incanti)
- spell, charm, enchantment, fascination, magic
- Synonyms: incantesimo, magia, sortilegio, meraviglia
Verb
incanto
- first-person singular present indicative of incantare
Etymology 2
Noun
incanto m (plural incanti)
- auction
- Synonym: asta
Verb
incanto
- first-person singular present indicative of incantare
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From in- + cantō.
Pronunciation
Verb
incantō (present infinitive incantāre, perfect active incantāvī, supine incantātum); first conjugation
- to sing
- to recite, say or mutter over (a magic form of words)
- to consecrate with spells; enchant
Conjugation
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
Descendants
References
- “incanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “incanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- incanto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.