Kantate

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German

 Kantate on German Wikipedia
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”)[1]

Pronunciation

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

References

  1. ^ Kantate, p.981 in: Deutsches Wörterbuch, Gießen 1909

Further reading

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