canorus

canorus

Latin

Etymology

From canor (“tune, melody”), from canō (“sing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈnoː.rus/, [kaˈnoː.rʊs]

Adjective

canōrus (feminine canōra, neuter canōrum); first/second declension

1. of or pertaining to melody; melodious, harmonious, euphonious

Declension

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	canōrus	canōra	canōrum		canōrī	canōrae	canōra
Genitive	canōrī	canōrae	canōrī		canōrōrum	canōrārum	canōrōrum
Dative	canōrō	canōrae	canōrō		canōrīs	canōrīs	canōrīs
Accusative	canōrum	canōram	canōrum		canōrōs	canōrās	canōra
Ablative	canōrō	canōrā	canōrō		canōrīs	canōrīs	canōrīs
Vocative	canōre	canōra	canōrum		canōrī	canōrae	canōra

Derived terms

• canōrē
• canōrum

Descendants

• English: canorous
• Italian: canoro
• Portuguese: canoro
• Spanish: canoro

References

• canorus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• canorus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• canorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette