canor

Latin

Etymology

From canō + -or.

Noun

canor m (genitive canōris); third declension

  1. song, tune
    • c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 4.180:
      parvus ut est cycni melior canor, ille gruum quam clamor
      Just as a small song of a swan is better than the racket of the cranes

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative canor canōrēs
Genitive canōris canōrum
Dative canōrī canōribus
Accusative canōrem canōrēs
Ablative canōre canōribus
Vocative canor canōrēs

Derived terms

Verb

canor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of canō

References

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