canto

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkæntəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkæntoʊ/
• Rhymes: -æntəʊ

Noun

canto (plural cantos)

1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

Translations

one of the chief divisions of a long poem

• Romanian: cânt (ro) n

• Russian: песнь (pesn’) f

Anagrams

• acton, Acton, act on
• octan

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Asturian

Verb

canto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cantar

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Catalan

Verb

canto

1. First-person singular present indicative form of cantar.

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Galician

Noun

canto m

1. singing

Verb

canto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cantar

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin cantus.

Noun

canto m (plural canti)

1. song
2. singing

Related terms

• canto del cigno
• canto piano
• cantare
• cantore
• cantoria
• canzone

Descendants

• English: bel canto

Etymology 2

Ostensibly from Greek κανθός, meaning corner, specifically the corner of the eye.

Noun

canto m (plural canti)

1. corner
2. side

Related terms

• cantonale
• cantone
• cantoniera
• cantuccio
• d'altro canto

Etymology 3

From cantare

Verb

canto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cantare

Anagrams

• conta

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Latin

Etymology

Frequentative form from canō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈkan.toː/

Verb

present active cantō, present infinitive cantāre, perfect active cantāvī, supine cantātum.

1. I sing.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	cantō	cantās	cantat	cantāmus	cantātis	cantant
	future	cantābō	cantābis	cantābit	cantābimus	cantābitis	cantābunt
	imperfect	cantābam	cantābās	cantābat	cantābāmus	cantābātis	cantābant
	perfect	cantāvī	cantāvistī	cantāvit	cantāvimus	cantāvistis	cantāvērunt
	future perfect	cantāverō	cantāveris	cantāverit	cantāverimus	cantāveritis	cantāverint
	pluperfect	cantāveram	cantāverās	cantāverat	cantāverāmus	cantāverātis	cantāverant
passive	present	cantor	cantāris	cantātur	cantāmur	cantāminī	cantantur
	future	cantābor	cantāberis	cantābitur	cantābimur	cantābiminī	cantābuntur
	imperfect	cantābar	cantābāris	cantābātur	cantābāmur	cantābāminī	cantābantur
	perfect	Use cantātus m, cantāta f, cantātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use cantātus m, cantāta f, cantātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use cantātus m, cantāta f, cantātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	cantem	cantēs	cantet	cantēmus	cantētis	cantent
	imperfect	cantārem	cantārēs	cantāret	cantārēmus	cantārētis	cantārent
	perfect	cantāverim	cantāverīs	cantāverit	cantāverīmus	cantāverītis	cantāverint
	pluperfect	cantāvissem	cantāvissēs	cantāvisset	cantāvissēmus	cantāvissētis	cantāvissent
passive	present	canter	cantēris	cantētur	cantēmur	cantēminī	cantentur
	imperfect	cantārer	cantārēris	cantārētur	cantārēmur	cantārēminī	cantārentur
	perfect	Use cantātus m, cantāta f, cantātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use cantātus m, cantāta f, cantātum 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	cantā	cantātō	cantātō	cantāre	cantātor	cantātor
	plural	cantāte	cantātōte	cantantō	cantāminī	—	cantantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		cantāre	cantāvisse	cantātūrus esse	cantārī	cantātus esse	cantātum īrī
participles		cantāns (cantantis)	—	cantātūrus-ra, -rum	—	cantātus-a, -um	cantandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• cantāmen
• discantō
• incantō

Related terms

• canticum
• cantiō
• cantor
• cantrīx
• cantus

Descendants

• Albanian: këndoj (borrowed)
• Aragonese: cantar
• Aromanian: cãntu, cãntare
• Campidanese Sardinian: cantai
• Catalan: cantar
• Dalmatian: cantur
• English: chant (borrowed)
• Esperanto: kanti (borrowed)
• French: chanter
• Friulian: cjantâ
• Galician: cantar
• Istro-Romanian: cântå
• Italian: cantare

• Logudorese Sardinian: cantare
• Megleno-Romanian: cǫnt
• Neapolitan: cantà
• Occitan: cantar, chantar
• Old French: chanter, canter
• Old Portuguese: cantar
• Portuguese: cantar
• Romanian: cânta
• Romansch: chantar
• Sicilian: cantari
• Spanish: cantar
• Venetian: cantar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.to/
• Hyphenation: can‧to

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese canto, from Latin cantus (“song; singing”), perfect passive participle of canō (“I sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”). Cognate of English chant

Noun

canto m (plural cantos)

1. singing (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds)
2. chant
3. a bird’s song
4. (figuratively) any pleasant sound
5. (poetry) canto

Synonyms

• (singing): cantoria
• (a bird’s song): canção

Derived terms

• canto coral
• canto de estante
• canto de sereia
• canto de cisne

• canto eclesiástico
• canto gregoriano
• canto firme

Related terms

• cantada
• cantar
• cântico
• cantiga

• cantor
• cantoria
• encanto

Verb

canto (infinitive: cantar)

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of cantar

Etymology 2

From Latin canthus, from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthos, “corner of the eye”).

Noun

canto m (plural cantos)

1. corner (space in the angle between converging lines or surfaces)
2. a remote location
3. an undetermined or unknown location
4. (sports) the corner of the goal line and touchline

Synonyms

• (corner): ângulo, esquina, quina
• (remote location): recanto, retiro

Derived terms

• por todo canto

Related terms

• canteiro

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkan.to/, X-SAMPA: /"kan.to/

Etymology 1

From Latin cantus.

Noun

canto m (plural cantos)

1. singing
2. song
3. chant

Related terms

• cantar
• cántico

Etymology 2

From Latin cantus, metal rim of a wheel, of Celtic origin

Noun

canto m (plural cantos)

1. edge
2. side
3. (rare) thickness

Derived terms

• cantera f
• cantera m
• cantón m

Etymology 3

Verb

canto (infinitive cantar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of cantar, I sing