English

A Cantor singing

Alternative forms

• cantour (obsolete)

Noun

cantor ‎(plural cantors)

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

   The cantor's place in church is on the right of the choir

Translations

See also

• song leader

Anagrams

• carton, contra, Contra, craton

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cantor ‎(“male singer”), cantōrem.

Noun

cantor m ‎(plural cantores)

1. singer (person who sings)

Synonyms

• cantante

Related terms

• cantar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.tor/

Etymology 1

From canō ‎(“I sing”) +‎ -tor.

Noun

cantor m ‎(genitive cantōris); third declension

1. singer (male)
2. player

Inflection

Third declension.

Derived terms

• cantrīx

Related terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflected form of cantō ‎(“I sing”).

Verb

cantor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of cantō

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cantor ‎(“male singer”), cantōrem.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈtoɾ/

Noun

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

1. singer

Related terms

• cantar
• canto
• encantar
• cantoria

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cantor, cantōrem.

Adjective

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

1. singing

Noun

cantor m ‎(plural cantores, feminine cantora)

1. singer

Related terms

• cantar
• canto

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin cantor, cantōrem.

Noun

cantor m (plural cantori) or cantor m (plural canturi)

1. singer, chorister