cantatio
ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθ' ἀπόλωλεν, ἐπεὶ πίεν ἁλμυρὸν ὕδωρ → so there he perished, when he had drunk the salt water
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cantātĭo: ōnis, f. canto; lit. a singing, a playing; hence, abstr. pro concr..
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.).—*
II A charm, spell, incantation, Firm. Math. 3, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cantātĭō, ōnis, f. (canto), chant, chanson : Varro L. 6, 75 || enchantement : Firm. Math. 3, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
cantātio, ōnis, f. (canto), I) der Gesang, das Lied, Varr. LL. 6, 75. Vulg. psalm. 70, 6. Augustin. epist. 26, 6. Prisc. part. XII vers. Aen. 1, 31. p. 467, 5 K. Apul. met. 2, 25. – II) die Zauberformel, der Zauberspruch, Plur., Firm. math. 3, 5, 22 Kr. u. Sk.
Latin > English
cantatio cantationis N F :: singing; song, music; spell, charm, incantation (L+S)
