concentus
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
concentus (uncountable)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From concinō (“sing together, harmonize”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈken.tus/, [kɔŋˈkɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈt͡ʃen.tus/, [kon̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪us]
Noun edit
concentus m (genitive concentūs); fourth declension
- singing, a blending of voices in harmony
- (metonymically) a choir
- (theater) a concordant acclamation of the people
- concord, agreement, unanimity
Declension edit
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | concentus | concentūs |
Genitive | concentūs | concentuum |
Dative | concentuī | concentibus |
Accusative | concentum | concentūs |
Ablative | concentū | concentibus |
Vocative | concentus | concentūs |
Synonyms edit
- (singing): concentiō
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “concentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “concentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- concentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette