incanto
See also: incantò
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incanto m (plural incanti)
- spell, charm, enchantment, fascination, magic
- Synonyms: incantesimo, magia, sortilegio, meraviglia
- 1959, “Love in Portofino”, L. Chiosso, F. Buscaglione (lyrics), performed by Dalida:
- Nel dolce incanto del mattino / il mare ti ha portato a me.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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incanto
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
incanto m (plural incanti)
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incanto
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Latin edit
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈkan.toː/, [ɪŋˈkän̪t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈkan.to/, [iŋˈkän̪t̪o]
Verb edit
incantō (present infinitive incantāre, perfect active incantāvī, supine incantātum); first conjugation
- to sing
- to recite, say or mutter over (a magic form of words)
- to consecrate with spells; enchant
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1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
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- “incanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “incanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- incanto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette