"to sing" in sette lingue
Significatoto sing
Spagnolo
/kanˈtaɾ/
ereditaria
Francese
/ʃɑ̃te/
ereditaria
Italiano
/kanˈtare/
ereditaria
Portoghese
/kɐ̃ˈtah/
ereditaria
Rumeno
/kɨnˈta/
ereditaria
Catalano
/kənˈta/
ereditaria
Inglese
/sɪŋ/
inglese nativa · Old English singan
L’antenato latino
CANTĀRE‘to sing (frequentative of CANERE)’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Spanish and Italian keep the Latin word nearly intact; French turned CA- into cha- and -ĀRE into -er. English has both: chant (from French) and canto (from Italian).
Parenti inglesi: chant, enchant, cantata, canto, incantation
Leggi fonetiche all’opera
Imparala
In una frase
- esCanta muy bien.
- frElle chante très bien.
- itCanta benissimo.
- ptEla canta muito bem.
- roCântă foarte frumos.
- caCanta molt bé.
- enShe sings very well.
La famiglia latina
CAN-, CANT-· sing
CANERE 'to sing' was replaced in speech by its frequentative CANTĀRE, which survives everywhere. French palatalized CA- to cha- (chanter, chanson, enchanter), and English borrowed those French shapes; Spanish and Italian kept the hard c. Portuguese and Catalan kept the hard c too; Romanian cânta raised the a before n to â.
CANTĀREto sing
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CANTIŌNEMsong
escanciónfrchansonitcanzoneptcançãocacançó
CANTUMa song, singing
escantofrchantitcantoptcantorocântcacantencanto
INCANTĀREto sing a spell over
esencantarfrenchanteritincantareptencantarroîncântacaencantarenenchant
ACCENTUMa 'singing to', intonation
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