LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

cantāmen

cantāmen n (genitive cantāminis)
Classical[kanˈtaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[kanˈtaː.men]

Meaning

  1. a spell, charm, incantation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecantāmencantāmina
genitivecantāminiscantāminum
dativecantāminīcantāminibus
accusativecantāmencantāmina
ablativecantāminecantāminibus
vocativecantāmencantāmina

cantāmen, ĭnis, n. canto, III.; cf. cano, II.; cantus, II. B., and carmen; lit. a charming with words; hence, abstr. pro concr.,
I. a spell, charm, magic sentence, incantation (very rare), Prop. 4 (5), 4, 51; App. M. 2, p. 114; id. Mag. 40, p. 299: magicum, Prud. adv. Sym. 2, 176.

Origins

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

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 Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin cantāmen From cantō (“sing”) + -men.

Quick answers

What does cantāmen mean in Latin?
cantāmen, a noun, means “a spell, charm, incantation”.
What is the genitive of cantāmen?
The genitive singular is cantāminis. cantāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cantāmen?
In classical Latin, [kanˈtaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kanˈtaː.men].
Where does cantāmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti → Proto-Italic *kanō → Latin cantāmen.