cantamen

Latin

Etymology

From cantō (“sing”) +‎ -men.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kanˈtaː.men/, [kanˈtaː.mɛn]

Noun

cantāmen n (genitive cantāminis); third declension

  1. a spell, charm, incantation

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cantāmen cantāmina
Genitive cantāminis cantāminum
Dative cantāminī cantāminibus
Accusative cantāmen cantāmina
Ablative cantāmine cantāminibus
Vocative cantāmen cantāmina

References
  • cantamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cantamen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cantamen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • cantamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • cantamen in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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