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Latin
Etymology
Adverbial accusative of tantus. Compare with tam.
Pronunciation
Adverb
tantum (not comparable)
- so much, to such a degree (so greatly, so little)
- Synonyms: eō, adeō, tam, tantopere
- (when coupled with quantum) as much of as
- da mihi tantum aquae quantum vini ― give me as much of water as wine
- only, alone, merely, but
- Synonyms: modo, sōlum
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
tantum
- inflection of tantus:
- accusative masculine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
References
- “tantum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tantum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tantum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- tantum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) this much is certain: hoc (not tantum) certum est
- (ambiguous) to take only enough food to support life: tantum cibi et potionis adhibere quantum satis est
- (ambiguous) I will only say this much..: tantum or unum illud or hoc dico
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