cantata

See also cântată, cântata, and cantată

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Italian.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːtə

Noun

cantata (plural cantatas)

1. (music) A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

Usage notes

• The regularly formed plural cantatas is by far the most common, though the Italian-style plural cantate is not completely unheard-of.

Translations

cantata

Irish: cantáid (ga) f. Macedonian: кантата (mk) (kantáta) f. Romanian: cantată (ro) f.

Russian: кантата (ru) (kantáta) f. Turkish: kantat (tr)

See also

• sonata

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Italian

Noun

cantata f. (plural cantate)

1. song
2. singalong

Verb

cantata

1. Feminine singular of cantato, past participle of cantare.

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Latin

Participle

cantāta

1. nominative feminine singular of cantātus
2. nominative neuter plural of cantātus
3. accusative neuter plural of cantātus
4. vocative feminine singular of cantātus
5. vocative neuter plural of cantātus

cantātā

1. ablative feminine singular of cantātus

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kanˈtata]

Noun

cantata f.

1. definite singular nominative form of cantată.
2. definite singular accusative form of cantată.