quantuscumque

Latin

Etymology

Derived from quantus (“how much”) +‎ -cumque (indefinite suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷanˈtus.kun.kʷe/, [kʷanˈtʊs.kʊŋ.kᶣɛ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwanˈtus.kun.kwe/, [kwanˈtus.kuŋ.kwe]

Adjective

quantuscumque (feminine quantacumque, neuter quantumcumque); first/second declension

(with a subjunctive verb) however great
Quantacumque sit eius memoria, multa tamen obliviscitur. ― However great his memory may be, he still forgets many things.
(with a subjunctive verb) however little

Declension

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	quantuscumque	quantacumque	quantumcumque	quantīcumque	quantaecumque	quantacumque
Genitive	quantīcumque	quantaecumque	quantīcumque	quantōrumcumque	quantārumcumque	quantōrumcumque
Dative	quantōcumque	quantaecumque	quantōcumque	quantīscumque	quantīscumque	quantīscumque
Accusative	quantumcumque	quantamcumque	quantumcumque	quantōscumque	quantāscumque	quantacumque
Ablative	quantōcumque	quantācumque	quantōcumque	quantīscumque	quantīscumque	quantīscumque
Vocative	quantecumque	quantacumque	quantumcumque	quantīcumque	quantaecumque	quantacumque

Related terms

Latin correlatives ^(edit)

type	interrogative	indefinite	(medial) demonstrative	proximal demonstrative	distal demonstrative	relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
basic	quis, quī	quis, quī, aliquis, aliquī, quisque, quisquam, aliquisquam, quispiam, ūllus	is, iste, istic	hic	ille, illic	quī	quisquis, quīcumque	ipse, īdem	alter, alius
dual	uter	alteruter, uterque				uter	utercumque
number	quot	aliquot	tot			quot	quotquot, quotcumque	totidem
order	quotus		totus			quotus	quotuscumque
quantity	quam	aliquam	tam			quam	†quamquam	†tamen, †tandem
size	quantus	aliquantus	tantus			quantus	quantuscumque	tantusdem
quality	quālis		tālis			quālis	quālis, quāliscumque
manner	ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum	utique, quī, aliquō modō	ita, sic, eō/istō modō	hōc modō	illō modō	ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum	utcumque, quōmodocumque	item, itidem	aliter, aliōquī, alterō/aliō modō
method, path place	quā	aliquā, quāque	eā, istāc	hāc	illāc	quā	quāquā, quācumque	eādem	aliā
place	ubi	alicubi, ubique, usquam, uspiam	ibi, istic	hīc	illic	ubi	ubicumque	ibidem	alibī, aliās
source	unde	alicunde	inde, istinc	hinc	illinc	unde	undecumque	indidem	aliunde
destination	quō, quōrsum	aliquō, quōquam, quōpiam, °aliquōvorsum	eō, istūc, °istōrsum	hūc, °hōrsum	illūc, °illōrsum	quō	quōquō, quōcumque	eōdem	aliō, aliorsum
time	quandō	aliquandō, quandōque, umquam	tum, tunc		ōlim	cum, quandō	cumque, quandōcumque, quandōque	simul	aliās
exact time	quota hora		ea/ista hora	hac hora	illa hora	quota hora	quotacumque hora	eadem hora	altera/alia hora
repetition	quotiēns	aliquotiēns	totiēns			quotiēns	quotiēnscumque
multiplication	quotuplex		totuplex			quotuplex
† Turned conjunction with original meaning somewhat dissimulated ° Rare

References

quantuscumque in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
quantuscumque in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
quantuscumque in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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