Cantatory

/ˈkæntətɔːri/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or used for singing; having the nature or quality of a cantata or song.

Etymology

Derived from Latin 'cantare' (to sing) with the adjectival suffix '-ory,' which means 'relating to' or 'of the nature of.' A rare learned adjective from musicological vocabulary.

Kelly Says

This word survived mainly in music scholarship and academic writing, where scholars might describe a 'cantatory style' or 'cantatory composition'—it's the kind of word that sounds more impressive than common alternatives.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መዝሙር
mezmur
ARالعربية
نشيد
na-sheed
BNবাংলা
গান
gaan
CACatalà
cant
kant
CSČeština
zpěv
zpev
DADansk
sang
sang
DEDeutsch
chantend
chant-end
ELΕλληνικά
τραγούδι
tra-goo-di
ESEspañol
cantoral
kan-to-ral
FAفارسی
آواز
a-vaaz
FISuomi
laulu
la-ulu
FRFrançais
chantant
shahn-tan
GUGU
ગીત
geet
HAHA
waƙa
wa-ka
HEעברית
שיר
shir
HIहिन्दी
गीत
geet
HUMagyar
ének
ay-nek
IDBahasa Indonesia
nyanyian
nya-nee-an
IGIG
egwu
eg-wuu
ITItaliano
cantatorio
kan-ta-to-ree-o
JA日本語
賛歌
san-ka
KKKK
ән
an
KMKM
បទ
bat
KO한국어
찬송
chan-song
MRMR
गीत
geet
MSBahasa Melayu
nyanyian
nya-nee-an
MYမြန်မာ
သံတို
saan-to
NLNederlands
lied
leed
NONorsk
sang
sang
PAPA
ਗਾ handen
ga-a-han-den
PLPolski
pieśń
pjesn
PTPortuguês
cantatório
kan-ta-to-ree-o
RORomână
cântec
kan-tek
RUРусский
пение
pe-nee-ye
SVSvenska
sång
song
SWKiswahili
wimbo
wim-bo
TAதமிழ்
பாடல்
paadal
TEతెలుగు
పాట
paata
THไทย
เพลง
pleeng
TLTL
kanta
kan-ta
TRTürkçe
şarkı söyleme
shar-kee soh-leh-meh
UKУкраїнська
пісня
peesnya
URاردو
گیت
geet
VITiếng Việt
ca hát
ka haht
YOYO
oriki
oh-ree-kee
ZH中文
赞歌
zan-ge
ZUZU
imfunde
im-foon-deh

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