canorum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →canor, canoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
song, vocal music; tune, melody; birdsong; music of instruments; poetic strain;
gen. pl. - Entry →canus, cani:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
gray hairs (pl.); old age;
gen. pl. - Entry →canorum, canori:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Literature
melody, charm (in speaking);
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →canorus, canora, canorum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
melodious, harmonious; resonant, ringing, sonorous; tuneful; songful, vocal;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →canus, cana, canum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
white, gray; aged, old, wise; hoary; foamy, white-capped; white w/snow/frost;
gen. pl. (m.)gen. pl. (n.) - Entry →canum, cani:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
wicker basket (used for food/flowers and in sacrifices);
gen. pl.
Examples
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...quod imminet orbi. caeruleos habet unda deos, Tritona canorum Proteaque ambiguum ballaenarumque prementem Aegaeona suis inmania terga lacertis..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...meditatio et labor in posterum valescit, sic Haterii canorum illud et profluens cum ipso simul extinctum..."
