# cantar
## English
### Noun

cantar (plural cantars)
* Alternative spelling of kantar

### Anagrams

* arctan

## Aragonese
### Etymology

From Latin cantāre.

### Verb

cantar
* to sing

#### Conjugation
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin cantāre.

### Verb

cantar (first-person singular indicative present canto, past participle cantáu)
* to sing

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin cantāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kənˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kanˈtaɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite cantí, past participle cantat)
* (transitive, intransitive) to sing

#### Derived terms

* cantadís
* cantador
* cantussar

#### Related terms

* cant
* cantata
* càntic
* cantor

### References

* “cantar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɑnˈtaɾ]

### Verb

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite cantei, past participle cantado)
* to sing
* to chant
* (of a cart or wagon) to screech, to squeak (the axle against its bearings)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### Noun

cantar m (plural cantares)
* song
** 1978, Fuxan os Ventos, Sementeira (song):
    Sementar sementarei loguiño de crarear en tanto no pobo medre un meniño, un vello e un cantarSowing I'll sow soon after it clears as long as among the people grow a child, an old man and a song

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cantar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cantar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cantar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Interlingua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kanˈtar/

### Verb

cantar
* to sing

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/

### Verb

cantar
* autonomous present indicative/present subjunctive/imperative of can

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

## Occitan
### Alternative forms

* chantar

### Etymology

From Old Occitan cantar, chantar, from Latin cantāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kanˈta]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

cantar
* (Gascony, Languedoc, Provençal) to sing

#### Related terms

* cantador

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin cantāre, frequentative from canere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kã.ˈtaɾ/
* Rhymes: -aɾ

### Verb

cantar
* to sing (to produce music with one’s voice)
** 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 6 (facsimile):
    Eſta e como ſanta maria reſſucitou ao menỹo que o Judeu matara por que cantaua Gaude uirgo maria.
       This one is how Holy Mary resurrected the boy who the Jew had killed because he sang Gaude Virgo Maria.

#### Descendants

* Fala: cantal
* Galician: cantar
* Portuguese: cantar (see there for further descendants)

## Old Occitan
### Alternative forms

* chantar (northern)

### Etymology

From Latin cantāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kanˈtaɾ/, (northern) /t͡ʃan-/

### Verb

cantar
* to sing

#### Descendants

* Occitan: cantar, chantar

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃ˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃ˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kɐ̃ˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃ˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kɐ̃ˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɐ̃ˈta.ɾi/
* Audio (Northern Portugal):(file)
* Hyphenation: can‧tar

### Verb

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite cantei, past participle cantado)
* (intransitive) to sing (express sounds musically through the voice)
    Enquanto passeava pelo jardim, ouvi um pássaro cantar. ― While I was walking through the garden, I heard a bird sing.
* (transitive) to sing, to say musically
    Ela cantou a sua melhor música. ― She sang her best song.
* (transitive) to say with rhythm, chant
    Enquanto tomava minhas medidas, ele cantava baixinho para si mesmo os números. ― While taking my measures, he was chanting the numbers to himself in a soft voice.
* (transitive, Brazil, colloquial) to attempt to seduce by flattery
    Synonym: seduzir
    As únicas coisas que ele faz o dia todo são comer, dormir, e cantar meninas. ― The only things he does all day are eat, sleep and seduce girls.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* canção
* cantada
* cantador
* cantante
* cantarolar
* cantata
* cantatriz
* cântico
* cantiga
* cantor
* cantoria

#### Descendants

* Guinea-Bissau Creole: kanta
* Kabuverdianu: kanta
* Papiamentu: kanta

### Noun

cantar m (plural cantares)
* singing; song (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing)
    Synonym: canto
    É belíssimo, o cantar deste pássaro! ― The singing of this bird is very beautiful!
** 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:No confuso rumor que se formava, destacavam-se risos, sons de vozes que altercavam, sem se saber de onde, grasnar de marrecos, cantar de galos, cacarejar de galinhas.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Romansch
### Verb

cantar
* (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) Alternative form of chantar (“to sing”)

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | cantar | cantar | cantar | cantar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | cantond | cantond | cantond | cantond |
| past participle | past participle | past participle | cantau | cantau | cantau | cantau |
| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| present | contel | contas | conta | cantein | canteis | contan |
| imperfect | cantavel | cantavas | cantava | cantavan | cantavas | cantavan |
| future | vegnel a cantar | vegns a cantar | vegn a cantar | vegnin a cantar | vegnis a cantar | vegnan a cantar |
| conditional | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| direct present | cantass | cantasses | cantass | cantassen | cantasses | cantassen |
| indirect present | cantassi | cantassies | cantassi | cantassien | cantassies | cantassien |
| direct future | vegness a cantar | vegnesses a cantar | vegness a cantar | vegnessen a cantar | vegnesses a cantar | vegnessen a cantar |
| indirect future | vegnessi a cantar | vegnessies a cantar | vegnessi a cantar | vegnessien a cantar | vegnessies a cantar | vegnessien a cantar |
| subjunctive | che jeu | che ti | ch'el/ch'ella | che nus | che vus | ch'els/ch'ellas |
| present | conti | conties | conti | canteien | canteies | contien |
| past | cantavi | cantavies | cantavi | cantavien | cantavies | cantavien |
| future | vegni a cantar | vegnies a cantar | vegni a cantar | vegnîen a cantar | vegnîes a cantar | vegnien a cantar |
| imperative | — | ti | — | — | vus | — |
| imperative | | conta | | | cantei | |

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere. Cognate with English chant.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kanˈtaɾ/ [kãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: can‧tar

### Verb

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite canté, past participle cantado)
* (transitive, intransitive) to sing
    Voy a cantarme una canciónI am going to sing (myself) a song

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* cantable
* cantamañanas
* cantar de plano
* cantar el gallo
* cantar la chicharra
* cantar la gala
* cantar la palinodia
* cantar la victoria
* cantar las cuarenta
* coser y cantar
* en menos que canta un gallo
* otro gallo cantaría

#### Related terms

* canción
* cantábile
* cantante
* cantaor
* cante
* canticio
* cántico
* cántiga, cantiga
* canto
* cantor
* cantoral
* canturrear

#### Descendants

* Chavacano: canta
* → Cebuano: kanta
* → Tagalog: kanta
* → Ye'kwana: ekanta'ñö, etanta'ñö

### Noun

cantar m (plural cantares)
* a type of shanty or popular song

#### Derived terms

* cantar de gesta (“chanson de geste”)
* Cantar de los Cantares
* ser otro cantar

### Further reading

* “cantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* tranca

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere. Compare Italian cantare.

### Verb

cantar
* to sing

#### Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.