cantamen Latin · revision 9912

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [kanˈtaː.mɛn]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [kanˈtaː.men]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''cantāmen''' ''n'' (genitive cantāminis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|cantō|-men|t1=to sing, enchant]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) ⟨cantō⟩ was derived from ⟨cantus⟩, the participle of [[m|la|canō|t=to sing]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Gaffiot's earliest source is Propertius, and Köbler's is Apuleius.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Propertius 57/46–12 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant a spell that is sung or chanted, an incantation, a charm, as in Propertius, Apuleius and Prudentius.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 57/46–12 BC – Propertius uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 125–175 AD – Apuleius uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An [[m|en|incantation]], spell, charm.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[cantō]]

+ * [[canō]]

+ * [[carmen]]

+ * [[cantiō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}