Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantoris

/kænˈtɔːɹɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-toris
IPA: /kænˈtɔːɹɪs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the cantor's (later precentor's) stall is placed (the left hand side to a person facing the altar);

noun

The lower of two choral voice parts sung when a part splits into two; traditionally sung by members of the choir on the cantoris side.

noun

That half of the choir singing cantoris parts, collectively.

Example Sentences

"the cantoris side of a choir; a cantoris stall"
"one accompanyist, let us suppose him seated on the Cantoris side, facing the Decani Organ[…]"
"All the extant voices participate fully in the decani-cantoris split at that point, so one is tempted to assume that the tenors split into decani and cantoris parts as well."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cantōris (“of the cantor”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cantōris

Inflected Forms

Can. (alternative)

Antonyms

decani

Questions

How do you pronounce cantoris?: The recorded pronunciation is /kænˈtɔːɹɪs/.
What does cantoris mean?: Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the cantor's (later precentor's) stall is placed (the left hand side to a person facing the altar);
Where does cantoris come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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