LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

cantābilis

cantābilis (neuter cantābile)
Classical[kanˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[kanˈtaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationworthy to be sung
  2. two terminationsingable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecantābiliscantābiliscantābile
genitivecantābiliscantābiliscantābilis
dativecantābilīcantābilīcantābilī
accusativecantābilemcantābilemcantābile
ablativecantābilīcantābilīcantābilī
vocativecantābiliscantābiliscantābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecantābilēscantābilēscantābilia
genitivecantābiliumcantābiliumcantābilium
dativecantābilibuscantābilibuscantābilibus
accusativecantābilīs
cantābilēs		cantābilīs
cantābilēs		cantābilia
ablativecantābilibuscantābilibuscantābilibus
vocativecantābilēscantābilēscantābilia

cantābĭlis, e, adj. canto,
I. worthy to be sung, Cassiod. Var. 2, 40; id. 8, 9; Vulg. Psa. 118, 54.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  3. Proto-Italic*kanō
  4. Latincantābilis

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin cantō, cantāre Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin cantābilis From cantō, cantāre + -bilis.

Quick answers

What does cantābilis mean in Latin?
cantābilis, a adjective, means “worthy to be sung; singable”.
How do you pronounce cantābilis?
In classical Latin, [kanˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kanˈtaː.bi.lis].
Where does cantābilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti → Proto-Italic *kanō → Latin cantābilis.