concentus

Latin

Etymology

From concinō (“sing together, harmonize”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /konˈken.tus/, [kɔŋˈkɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈt͡ʃen.tus/, [kon̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪us]

Noun

concentus m (genitive concentūs); fourth declension

1. singing, a blending of voices in harmony
2. (metonymically) a choir
3. (theater) a concordant acclamation of the people
4. concord, agreement, unanimity

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	concentus	concentūs
Genitive	concentūs	concentuum
Dative	concentuī	concentibus
Accusative	concentum	concentūs
Ablative	concentū	concentibus
Vocative	concentus	concentūs

Synonyms

• (singing): concentiō

Related terms

• concentiō
• concentor
• concinō

Descendants

• Italian: concento
• Spanish: concento

References

• “concentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “concentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• concentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.