Kantate

German

A group of musicians performing a Kantate.

Etymology

From Cantata (first attested in 1712), from Italian cantata (1638), from Medieval Latin cantata (1314), perfect passive participle of Latin canto (“I sing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtaːtə/
• Rhymes: -aːtə

Noun

Kantate f (genitive Kantate, plural Kantaten)

1. (music) cantata (a vocal composition in several movements accompanied by instruments)

Declension

Declension of Kantate [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kantate	die	Kantaten
genitive	einer	der	Kantate	der	Kantaten
dative	einer	der	Kantate	den	Kantaten
accusative	eine	die	Kantate	die	Kantaten

Hypernyms

• Singdichtung
• Musikgattung

Related terms

• Kantatenstück, Kantatenwerk
• Bachkantate, Chorkantate, Kirchenkantate

Further reading

• “Kantate” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kantate” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Kantate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kantate (Buchhändler, Treffen)” in Duden online
• “Kantate (Gesangsstück, Lied)” in Duden online
• “Kantate (Sonntag)” in Duden online