LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cantātiō

cantātiō f (genitive cantātiōnis)
Classical[kanˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kanˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. music, song
  2. charm, spell, incantation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecantātiōcantātiōnēs
genitivecantātiōniscantātiōnum
dativecantātiōnīcantātiōnibus
accusativecantātiōnemcantātiōnēs
ablativecantātiōnecantātiōnibus
vocativecantātiōcantātiōnēs

cantātĭo, ōnis, f. canto; lit. a singing, a playing; hence, abstr. pro concr..
I. Music, song, mentioned by Varr. L. L. 6, 7, § 75 Müll.: animum cantationibus permulcere, App. M. 2, p. 125; Vulg. Psa. 70, 6 (but in Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 19, the true reading is cantionem, Fleck.).—*
II. A charm, spell, incantation, Firm. Math. 3, 6.

Origins

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

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 *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cantātiō From cantō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does cantātiō mean in Latin?
cantātiō, a noun, means “music, song; charm, spell, incantation”.
What is the genitive of cantātiō?
The genitive singular is cantātiōnis. cantātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cantātiō?
In classical Latin, [kanˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kanˈtat.t͡si.o].
Where does cantātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti → Proto-Italic *kanō → Latin cantātiō.