cantor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 2.2 Verb 3 Portuguese 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Spanish 4.1 Adjective 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin cantor, singer, agent noun from perfect passive participle cantus, from verb canere, sing, + agent suffix -or

[edit] Noun

cantor (plural cantors)

1. singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony

[edit] Translations

• Danish: kantor
• Finnish: kanttori
• Hebrew: חזן (khazan) m.

[edit] Related terms

• song leader

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

cantor (genitive cantōris); m, third declension

1. singer

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	cantor	cantōrēs
genitive	cantōris	cantōrum
dative	cantōrī	cantōribus
accusative	cantōrem	cantōrēs
ablative	cantōre	cantōribus
vocative	cantor	cantōrēs

[edit] Verb

cantor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of cantō.

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

cantor

1. singer

[edit] Related terms

• canere
• cantorial
• chant
• chanteuse
• enchant

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

cantor m. (feminine cantora, masculine plural cantores, feminine plural cantoras)

1. singing

[edit] Noun

cantor m. (feminine cantora, masculine plural cantores, feminine plural cantoras)

1. singer