LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cantābundus

cantābundus (feminine cantābunda, neuter cantābundum)
Classical[kan.taːˈbʊn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[kan.taˈbun.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesinging

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecantābunduscantābundacantābundum
genitivecantābundīcantābundaecantābundī
dativecantābundōcantābundaecantābundō
accusativecantābundumcantābundamcantābundum
ablativecantābundōcantābundācantābundō
vocativecantābundecantābundacantābundum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecantābundīcantābundaecantābunda
genitivecantābundōrumcantābundārumcantābundōrum
dativecantābundīscantābundīscantābundīs
accusativecantābundōscantābundāscantābunda
ablativecantābundīscantābundīscantābundīs
vocativecantābundīcantābundaecantābunda

cantābundus, a, um, adj. canto,
I. singing (rare: sedeo ego cantabundus et stellas numero, Petr. 62, 4: Gallus suā disciplinā scuto projecto cantabundus (constitit), Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 16 dub. (Hertz, cunctabundus).

Origins

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

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 Latin -bundus Latin cantābundus From cantō (“sing”) + -bundus.

Quick answers

What does cantābundus mean in Latin?
cantābundus, a adjective, means “singing”.
How do you pronounce cantābundus?
In classical Latin, [kan.taːˈbʊn.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kan.taˈbun.dus].
Where does cantābundus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti → Proto-Italic *kanō → Latin cantābundus.