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‡ canta, v. cano init.

cantābĭlis, e, adj. [canto], worthy to be sung, Cassiod. Var. 2, 40; id. 8, 9; Vulg. Psa. 118, 54.

cantăbrārĭus, ii, m. [cantabrum], a standard-bearer on festive occasions, Cod. Th. 14, 7, 2.

Cantā̆bras, ae, m., a tributary of the Indus, now Tschandrabagha, Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71 (Cantabas, Sillig).

Cantăbrĭa, ae, f., = Κανταβρία,

  1. I. a province in Hispania Tarraconensis, east of Asturia, in the region of the present Biscaya, Plin. 34, 14, 42, § 148; 34, 16, 47, § 158; Suet. Aug. 20; 81; id. Galb. 8; Flor. 4, 12, 48.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Cantăber, bra, brum, adj., Cantabrian: Oceanus, Claud. Laud. Ser. 74.
      Far more freq. subst.: Cantă-ber, ā̆bri, and in plur.: Cantā̆bri, ōrum, m., the Cantabrians, Caes. B. C. 2, 36; Mel. 3, 1, 9, § 10; Plin. 4, 20, 34, § 110 sq.; an exceedingly wild and warlike people, whose subjugation was attempted in vain by Augustus (729 A. U. C.), but was accomplished, after a bloody battle, by Agrippa (734 A. U. C.); hence, bellicosus, Hor. C. 2, 11, 1: indoctus juga ferre nostra, id. ib. 2, 6, 2: non ante domabilis, id. ib. 4, 14, 41: Agrippae virtute cecidit, id. Ep. 1, 12, 26: serā domitus catenā, id. C. 3, 8, 22; cf. Flor. 4, 12, 46; Just. 44, 5, 8.
    2. B. Cantā̆brĭcus, a, um, adj., of Cantabria: terrae, Mel. 3, 2, 1: litora, id. 3, 2, 7: populi, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 27: bella, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 55: bellum, Suet. Aug. 20; 85: expeditio, id. 29; id. Tib. 9.
      1. 2. Subst.: Cantā̆brĭca, ae, f., a plant, Cantabrian bind-weed: Convolvulus Cantabrica, Linn.; Plin. 25, 8, 47, § 85.

Cantā̆brĭcus, a, um, v. Cantabria, II. B. and cantabrum, I.

cantăbrum, i, n. [etym. unknown; the connection with Cantabria is a mere conjecture].

  1. I. A kind of bran (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2; 4, 3; Apic. 7, 1; Schol. Juv. 5, 11 (as an explanation of far caninum); hence, cantabricus sucus, Veg. 5, 56, 3.
  2. II. A kind of banner or standard under the emperors, Min. Fel. Oct. 29; Tert. Apol. 16.

cantābundus, a, um, adj. [canto], singing (rare: sedeo ego cantabundus et stellas numero, Petr. 62, 4: Gallus suā disciplinā scuto projecto cantabundus (constitit), Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 16 dub. (Hertz, cunctabundus).

cantāmen, ĭnis, n. [canto, III.; cf. cano, II.; cantus, II. B., and carmen; lit. a charming with words; hence, abstr. pro concr.], a spell, charm, magic sentence, incantation (very rare), Prop. 4 (5), 4, 51; App. M. 2, p. 114; id. Mag. 40, p. 299: magicum, Prud. adv. Sym. 2, 176.

cantātĭo, ōnis, f. [canto; lit. a singing, a playing; hence, abstr. pro concr.].

  1. I. Music, song, mentioned by Varr. L. L. 6, 7, § 75 Müll.: animum cantationibus permulcere, App. M. 2, p. 125; Vulg. Psa. 70, 6 (but in Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 19, the true reading is cantionem, Fleck.).
  2. * II. A charm, spell, incantation, Firm. Math. 3, 6.

cantātor, ōris, m. [canto; lit. a singing, a playing; hence, abstr. pro concr.], a musician, singer, minstrel (mentioned by Varr. L. L. 8, § 57 Müll.): vetus et nobilior Ario cantator fidibus fuit, Gell. 16, 19 (transl. of the Gr. κιθαρὡδός, Herod. 1, 23 Bähr): cantator cygnus funeris ipse sui, Mart. 13, 77.

cantātrix, īcis, f. adj. [cantator] (postclass.).

  1. I. Musical, singing: choreae, Claud. B. Gild. 448.
    Subst.: cantātrix, īcis, f., a female singer, Vulg. 2 Reg. 19, 35; cf. Prisc. p. 1225 P.
  2. II. Using enchantments: anus, App. M. 2, p. 128, 1: aniculae, id. ib. 2, p. 123, 25.