cantito
Latin
Etymology
From cantō (“I sing”) + -itō (frequentative suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkan.tɪ.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkan̪.t̪i.t̪o]
Verb
cantitō (present infinitive cantitāre, perfect active cantitāvī, supine cantitātum); first conjugation
- to sing often or repeatedly
Conjugation
Conjugation of cantitō (first conjugation)
References
- “cantito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cantito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cantito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
From canto (“singing”) + -ito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈtito/ [kãn̪ˈt̪i.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: can‧ti‧to
Noun
cantito m (plural cantitos)
- (Honduras, Panama, Southern Cone) accent (regional manner of pronouncing a language)
Further reading
- “cantito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “cantito”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010