incanto

See also: incantò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈkan.to/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: in‧càn‧to

Etymology 1

Noun

incanto m (plural incanti)

1. spell, charm, enchantment, fascination, magic

   Synonyms: incantesimo, magia, sortilegio, meraviglia

   • 1959, “Love in Portofino”, L. Chiosso, F. Buscaglione (lyrics), performed by Dalida:

     Nel dolce incanto del mattino / il mare ti ha portato a me.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• incantare

Verb

incanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of incantare

Etymology 2

Noun

incanto m (plural incanti)

1. auction

   Synonym: asta

Related terms

• incantare

Verb

incanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of incantare

Anagrams

• cantino, cantoni, cintano, connati, tannico

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-der.

Proto-Italic *kanō

Latin canō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin cantō

Latin incantō

From in- + cantō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪŋˈkan.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [iŋˈkan.to]

Verb

incantō (present infinitive incantāre, perfect active incantāvī, supine incantātum); first conjugation

1. to sing
2. to recite, say or mutter over (a magic form of words)
3. to consecrate with spells; enchant

Conjugation

   Conjugation of incantō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	incantō		incantās		incantat		incantāmus		incantātis		incantant
	imperfect	incantābam		incantābās		incantābat		incantābāmus		incantābātis		incantābant
	future	incantābō		incantābis		incantābit		incantābimus		incantābitis		incantābunt
	perfect	incantāvī		incantāvistī		incantāvit		incantāvimus		incantāvistis		incantāvērunt, incantāvēre
	pluperfect	incantāveram		incantāverās		incantāverat		incantāverāmus		incantāverātis		incantāverant
	future perfect	incantāverō		incantāveris		incantāverit		incantāverimus		incantāveritis		incantāverint
	sigmatic future1	incantāssō		incantāssis		incantāssit		incantāssimus		incantāssitis		incantāssint
passive	present	incantor		incantāris, incantāre		incantātur		incantāmur		incantāminī		incantantur
	imperfect	incantābar		incantābāris, incantābāre		incantābātur		incantābāmur		incantābāminī		incantābantur
	future	incantābor		incantāberis, incantābere		incantābitur		incantābimur		incantābiminī		incantābuntur
	perfect	incantātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	incantātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	incantātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	incantem		incantēs		incantet		incantēmus		incantētis		incantent
	imperfect	incantārem		incantārēs		incantāret		incantārēmus		incantārētis		incantārent
	perfect	incantāverim		incantāverīs		incantāverit		incantāverīmus		incantāverītis		incantāverint
	pluperfect	incantāvissem		incantāvissēs		incantāvisset		incantāvissēmus		incantāvissētis		incantāvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	incantāssim		incantāssīs		incantāssīt		incantāssīmus		incantāssītis		incantāssint
passive	present	incanter		incantēris, incantēre		incantētur		incantēmur		incantēminī		incantentur
	imperfect	incantārer		incantārēris, incantārēre		incantārētur		incantārēmur		incantārēminī		incantārentur
	perfect	incantātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	incantātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		incantā		—		—		incantāte		—
	future	—		incantātō		incantātō		—		incantātōte		incantantō
passive	present	—		incantāre		—		—		incantāminī		—
	future	—		incantātor		incantātor		—		—		incantantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		incantāre			incantārī			incantāns			—
future		incantātūrum esse			incantātum īrī			incantātūrus			incantandus
perfect		incantāvisse			incantātum esse			—			incantātus
future perfect		—			incantātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		incantātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		incantandī		incantandō		incantandum		incantandō		incantātum		incantātū

¹At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Descendants

• Aromanian: ncãntu, ncãntari
• Catalan: encantar
• English: enchant, incant, incantate
• French: enchanter
• Friulian: incjantâ, inčhantâ
• Galician: encantar
• Italian: incantare
• Portuguese: encantar
• Romanian: încânta, încântare
• Sicilian: ncantari
• Spanish: encantar
• Venetan: incantar

References

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