cantet
Dictionary entries
- Entry →canto, cantare, cantavi, cantatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
sing; play (roles/music); recite; praise, celebrate; forewarn; enchant, bewitch;
sg. pres. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...illa tragoedum commendare uolet: uaricosus fiet haruspex. sed cantet potius quam totam peruolet urbem audax et coetus possit..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...sinis disertis, Argiuas generatus inter urbes Thebas carmine cantet aut Mycenas, aut claram Rhodon aut libidinosae Ledaeas Lacedaemonos..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...meliusque ranae garriant Rauennates, et Atrianus dulcius culix cantet, uideasque quantum noctuae uident mane, et illud oleas quod..."Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...ante, fui. quid iuvet, ad surdas si cantet Phemius aures? quid miserum Thamyran picta tabella iuvat? At quae..."