verbfirst conjugation
dēcantō
dēcantō (present infinitive dēcantāre, perfect active dēcantāvī, supine dēcantātum)
Classical[deːˈkan.toː]Ecclesiastical[deˈkan.to]
Meaning
- to chant
- to reel off
- to repeat (over and over again)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcantō | dēcantābam | dēcantābō | dēcantāvī | dēcantāveram | dēcantāverō dēcantārō |
| 2nd sg. | dēcantās | dēcantābās | dēcantābis | dēcantāvistī dēcantāstī | dēcantāverās dēcantārās | dēcantāveris |
| 3rd sg. | dēcantat | dēcantābat | dēcantābit | dēcantāvit | dēcantāverat dēcantārat | dēcantāverit dēcantārit |
| 1st pl. | dēcantāmus | dēcantābāmus | dēcantābimus | dēcantāvimus | dēcantāverāmus | dēcantāverimus dēcantārimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēcantātis | dēcantābātis | dēcantābitis | dēcantāvistis dēcantāstis | dēcantāverātis dēcantārātis | dēcantāveritis dēcantāritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēcantant | dēcantābant | dēcantābunt | dēcantāvērunt dēcantāvēre, dēcantārunt | dēcantāverant dēcantārant | dēcantāverint dēcantārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcantem | dēcantārem | dēcantāverim dēcantārim | dēcantāvissem dēcantāssem |
| 2nd sg. | dēcantēs | dēcantārēs | dēcantāverīs | dēcantāvissēs dēcantāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēcantet | dēcantāret | dēcantāverit dēcantārit | dēcantāvisset dēcantāsset |
| 1st pl. | dēcantēmus | dēcantārēmus | dēcantāverīmus dēcantārīmus | dēcantāvissēmus dēcantāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēcantētis | dēcantārētis | dēcantāverītis dēcantārītis | dēcantāvissētis dēcantāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēcantent | dēcantārent | dēcantāverint dēcantārint | dēcantāvissent dēcantāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcantor | dēcantābar | dēcantābor |
| 2nd sg. | dēcantāris dēcantāre | dēcantābāris dēcantābāre | dēcantāberis dēcantābere |
| 3rd sg. | dēcantātur | dēcantābātur | dēcantābitur |
| 1st pl. | dēcantāmur | dēcantābāmur | dēcantābimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēcantāminī | dēcantābāminī | dēcantābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēcantantur | dēcantābantur | dēcantābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcanter | dēcantārer |
| 2nd sg. | dēcantēris dēcantēre | dēcantārēris dēcantārēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēcantētur | dēcantārētur |
| 1st pl. | dēcantēmur | dēcantārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēcantēminī | dēcantārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēcantentur | dēcantārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēcantā | dēcantāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēcantāte | dēcantāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēcantātō | dēcantātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēcantātō | dēcantātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēcantātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēcantantō | dēcantantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēcantāre | dēcantārī |
| perfect infinitive | dēcantāvisse dēcantāsse | dēcantātum esse |
| future infinitive | dēcantātūrum esse | dēcantātum īrī |
| present participle | dēcantāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēcantātus dēcantāta, dēcantātā, dēcantātae, dēcantātam, dēcantātārum, dēcantātās, dēcantātī, dēcantātōrum, dēcantātōs |
| future participle | dēcantātūrus dēcantātūra, dēcantātūrā, dēcantātūrae, dēcantātūram, dēcantātūrārum, dēcantātūrās, dēcantātūre, dēcantātūrī, dēcantātūrīs, dēcantātūrō, dēcantātūrōrum, dēcantātūrōs, dēcantātūrum | dēcantandus dēcantanda, dēcantandā, dēcantandae, dēcantandam, dēcantandārum, dēcantandās, dēcantande, dēcantandīs, dēcantandōrum, dēcantandōs |
gerunddēcantandī, dēcantandō, dēcantandumsupinedēcantātum, dēcantātū
dē-canto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (in the class. per. freq. in Cic.; elsewh. rare).
I. To sing a thing off, to repeat in a singing manner (v. cano and canto).
A. Usually with the secondary idea of something trite, worn out, absurd; to repeat often, to say over and over again ( = semper repetere, in ore habere; cf.
cantilena): nec mihi opus est Graeco aliquo doctore, qui mihi pervulgata praecepta decantet, Cic. de Or. 2, 18, 75: causas, id. ib. 2, 32, 140; id. Fin. 4, 4, 10; id. Att. 13, 34; Quint. 12, 8, 3; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 64 al.—B. Without this unfavorable idea:
miserabiles elegos, Hor. Od. 1, 33, 3: Ἅλωσιν Ilii in scenico habitu, to recite, rehearse, * Suet. Ner. 38: tribus, to proclaim, Luc. 5, 394.—C. Esp., to repeat as a charm, and hence to bewitch, enchant, charm:
nullo decantatus carmine, App. M. 3, p. 138, 35: verbis et amplexibus aliquem, id. ib. 5, p. 165, 6; id. ib. 3, p. 137, 12; Vulg. Isa. 54, 1 al.—II. Intr.
A. (Acc. to de, no. II. 2. b.) To leave off singing:
jam decantaverant ( = cantare, deplorare desierant), had given over lamenting, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 53.—B. To play (upon an instrument):
decantandi jus tibicinibus ademit, Aur. Vict. Vir. Illust. 34, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-cantō āvī, ātus, āre,
to sing off, keep singing: miserabiles elegos, H. — To repeat often, harp on, prattle of: mihi pervolgata praecepta: Nenia, H.—To have done with singing: iam decantaverant, i. e. were through with lamenting.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēcantō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō 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 dēcantō From dē- + cantō.