chantableadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɑːntəbl/,

/ˈtʃantəbl/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæn(t)əb(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English chauntable, 1900s– chantable.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: French chantable ; chant v., -able suffix.

Etymology: In sense 1 probably < Anglo-Norman chauntable worthy to be sung (14th cent. or earlier; 12th cent. as cantable ; both in versions of the passage translated in quot. a1382) < chaunter to sing (see chant v.) + -able -able suffix, after post-classical Latin cantabilis (Vulgate: see cantabile adj.). In sense 2 independently < chant v. + -able suffix.With use in sense 2 compare French chantable suitable for chanting or singing (early 19th cent. or earlier).

†1. Suitable to be sung; worthy to be praised or celebrated in song. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms cxviii. 54 Chauntable [eOE Vespasian Psalter singendlic; a1400 Northern Verse Psalter sanglic; L. cantabiles] weren to me thi iustefiyngus.

2. Capable of being chanted; (metrically) suitable for chanting.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [adjective] > singable

singablea1340

songlyc1350

melic1850

chantable1944

1944 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Dec. 603/1 It starts with the initial advantage of being written in a chantable measure, it rhymes and sings.

1966 A. Ginsberg Let. 3 Dec. in A. Ginsberg & G. Snyder Sel. Lett. (2009) 86 How many and what kind syllables and tones in original and why not labor them into exact chantable English equivalent?

2015 Irish Independent (Nexis) 26 Sept. 24 The cadence, too, aims at more rambling comic effects than the chantable phrases of her books for the very young.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chantable
释义	chantableadj. Brit. /ˈtʃɑːntəbl/, /ˈtʃantəbl/, U.S. /ˈtʃæn(t)əb(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English chauntable, 1900s– chantable. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: French chantable ; chant v., -able suffix. Etymology: In sense 1 probably < Anglo-Norman chauntable worthy to be sung (14th cent. or earlier; 12th cent. as cantable ; both in versions of the passage translated in quot. a1382) < chaunter to sing (see chant v.) + -able -able suffix, after post-classical Latin cantabilis (Vulgate: see cantabile adj.). In sense 2 independently < chant v. + -able suffix.With use in sense 2 compare French chantable suitable for chanting or singing (early 19th cent. or earlier). †1. Suitable to be sung; worthy to be praised or celebrated in song. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms cxviii. 54 Chauntable [eOE Vespasian Psalter singendlic; a1400 Northern Verse Psalter sanglic; L. cantabiles] weren to me thi iustefiyngus. 2. Capable of being chanted; (metrically) suitable for chanting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [adjective] > singable singablea1340 songlyc1350 melic1850 chantable1944 1944 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Dec. 603/1 It starts with the initial advantage of being written in a chantable measure, it rhymes and sings. 1966 A. Ginsberg Let. 3 Dec. in A. Ginsberg & G. Snyder Sel. Lett. (2009) 86 How many and what kind syllables and tones in original and why not labor them into exact chantable English equivalent? 2015 Irish Independent (Nexis) 26 Sept. 24 The cadence, too, aims at more rambling comic effects than the chantable phrases of her books for the very young. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1382
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