chantre
French
Etymology
From Old French chantre, from Latin cantor, via the nominative form. Compare chanteur, derived from the Latin accusative cantōrem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃tʁ/
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Noun
chantre m or f by sense (plural chantres, feminine chantresse)
- (archaic) (singing) singer, songster
- (religion) cantor
- (literary) bard, minstrel
- (figuratively) figurehead; champion; advocate
- Friedrich Nietzsche est le chantre de l'apocalypse de la modernité.
- Friedrich Nietzsche is the champion of the apocalypse of modernity.
Related terms
- chanson
- chanter
- chantreresse (attested in the 16th century)
- chanteur
Further reading
- “chantre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- chanter
- tranche, tranché
Middle English
Noun
chantre
- Alternative form of chaunterie
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈʃɐ̃.tɾɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɐ̃.tɾɨ]
- Hyphenation: chan‧tre
Noun
chantre m (plural chantres)
- chanter (a priest who sings in a chantry)
Spanish
Etymology
From French chantre.
Noun
chantre m or f (plural chantres)
- precentor (person who leads songs or prayers)
Further reading
- “chantre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014