adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
canōrus
canōrus (feminine canōra, neuter canōrum)
Classical[kaˈnoː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈnɔː.rus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to melody; melodious, harmonious, euphonious
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | canōrus | canōra | canōrum |
| genitive | canōrī | canōrae | canōrī |
| dative | canōrō | canōrae | canōrō |
| accusative | canōrum | canōram | canōrum |
| ablative | canōrō | canōrā | canōrō |
| vocative | canōre | canōra | canōrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | canōrī | canōrae | canōra |
| genitive | canōrōrum | canōrārum | canōrōrum |
| dative | canōrīs | canōrīs | canōrīs |
| accusative | canōrōs | canōrās | canōra |
| ablative | canōrīs | canōrīs | canōrīs |
| vocative | canōrī | canōrae | canōra |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- vox canōra (Brut. 63. 234)
- a melodious, ringing voice.
cănōrus, a, um, adj. canor,
I. of or pertaining to melody, melodious, harmonious, euphonious; neutr. or act. (of sound, men, animals, instruments, etc.; class. in prose and poetry).
I. Neutr.:
profluens quiddam habuit Carbo et canorum, flowing language and a melodious voice, Cic. de Or. 3, 7, 28; Tac. A. 4, 61: voce suavi et canoră, Cic. Brut. 66, 234: vox Sirenum, Ov. A. A. 3, 311; Petr. 59, 3.—As a fault in delivery, singing, sing-song, droning: sine contentione vox, nec languens, nec canora, Cic. Off. 1, 37, 133; cf. cano, I. A. 2: canoro quodam modo proclamare, Quint. 11, 3, 170; Juv. 7, 18: hinnitus edere canoros, Suet. Ner. 46: versus, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 76: nugae, mere jingling (Voss), id. A. P. 322: plausus, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olyb. 175.—As subst.: cănō-rum, i, n., melody, charm, in speaking: omnino canorum illud in voce splendescit, Cic. Sen. 9, 28.—II. Act.
A. Of men:
canorus orator et volubilis et satis acer, Cic. Brut. 27, 105: turba, Ov. F. 6, 671: ut Gaditana canoro Incipiant prurire choro, in song and dance, Juv. 11, 162 Web.: Triton, Ov. M. 2, 8: Aeolides, i. e. Misenus, id. ib. 14, 102.—B. Of animals:
cum hoc animal (gallus) sit canorum suă sponte, Cic. Div. 2, 26, 57: aves, Verg. G. 2, 328: ales, i. e. cygnus, Hor. C. 2, 20, 15: olor, Prop. 2 (3), 34, 84. Peneus canorus avium concentu, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 31: cicadae, id. 11, 26, 32, § 92.— C. Of instruments:
fides, Verg. A. 6, 120; Hor. C. 1, 12, 11: aes, i. e. tubae, Verg. A. 9, 503; Ov. M. 3, 704: chelys, Sen. Troad. 325: fila lyrae, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, praef. 14.— Hence, * adv.: cănōrē, harmoniously: musice mundus et canore movetur, App. Doctr. Plat. 1; cf. cano, I. B.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
canōrus adj.
canor, of melody, melodious, harmonious: quiddam habere canorum, a melodious voice: modi, Iu.: vox ... nec canora, not sing-song: nugae, mere jingling, H.—Sing n. as subst, melody, charm (in speaking): illud in voce. —Producing melody, sounding melodiously, musical, euphonious: orator: chorus, song and dance, Iu.: Aeolides, i. e. Misenus, O.: animal (gallus): aves, V.: olor, Pr.: fides, H.: aes, i. e. tubae, V.
Origins
From canor (“tune, melody”) + -us.
Descendants
- Englishcanorous
- Italiancanoro
- Portuguesecanoro
- Spanishcanoro
- Siciliancanuru