cano

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“‘to sing’”). Cognates include Old Irish canaid, Welsh canu and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hana), “‘cock’”). Confer carmen (“‘song’”) (< earlier *can-men).

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[edit] Verb

present active canō, present infinitive canere, perfect active cecinī, supine cantum.

  1. (transitive) I sing, recite.
    • Arma virumque cano Troiae... I sing of weapons and a man of Troy ~Vergil
  2. (transitive) I sound, blow (a trumpet), especially a military call
  3. (transitive) I foretell, predict, prophesy
  4. (intransitive) I sing, make music
  5. (intransitive) I chant
  6. (intransitive, of owls) I hoot
  7. (intransitive, of a musical instrument) I sound, resound
  8. (intransitive) I sound
[edit] Inflection
    Third Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present canō canis canit canimus canitis canunt
future canam canēs canet canēmus canētis canent
imperfect canēbam canēbās canēbat canēbāmus canēbātis canēbant
perfect cecinī cecinistī cecinit cecinimus cecinistis cecinērunt
pluperfect cecineram cecinerās cecinerat cecinerāmus cecinerātis cecinerant
future perfect cecinerō cecineris cecinerit cecinerimus cecineritis cecinerint
passive present canor canēris canitur canimur caniminī canuntur
future canar canēris canētur canēmur canēminī canentur
imperfect canēbar canēbāris canēbātur canēbāmur canēbāminī canēbantur
perfect Use cantus m., canta f., cantum n. followed by the present indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use cantus m., canta f., cantum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
future perfect Use cantus m., canta f., cantum n. followed by the future indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present canam canās canat canāmus canātis canant
imperfect canerem canerēs caneret canerēmus canerētis canerent
perfect cecinerim cecinerīs cecinerit cecinerīmus cecinerītis cecinerint
pluperfect cecinissem cecinissēs cecinisset cecinissēmus cecinissētis cecinissent
passive present canar canāris canātur canāmur canāminī canantur
imperfect canērer canērēris canērētur canērēmur canērēminī canērentur
perfect Use cantus m., canta f., cantum n. followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use cantus m., canta f., cantum n. followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular cane canitō canitō canere canitor canitor
plural canite canitōte canuntō caniminī — canuntor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives canere cecinisse cantūrus esse canī cantus esse cantum īrī
participles canēns (canentis) — cantūrus -ra, -rum — cantus -a, -um canendus -nda, -ndum
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[edit] Etymology 2

Inflected form of cānus (“‘white, hoary’”)

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cānō

  1. dative masculine singular of cānus
  2. dative neuter singular of cānus
  3. ablative masculine singular of cānus
  4. ablative neuter singular of cānus

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin cānus (“‘white, hoary’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈka.no/

[edit] Adjective

cano

  1. hoary
  2. old (for a person)
  3. (rare) white
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