tanto
See also: tantō
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Japanese 短刀 (tantō たんとう), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twán-taw, “dagger”) (compare Mandarin 短刀 (duǎndāo)), from 短 (“short”) + 刀 (“knife”).
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- allegro non tanto
- non tanto
Aukan
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch tante. Confer Sranan Tongo tanta.
Basque
Italian
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tan‧to
Audio (file)
Pronoun
tanto
- much
- a lot
Derived terms
Latin
Adjective
tantō
References
- tanto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tãto (obsolete, abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.
Usage notes
Tão is used with adjectives instead of tanto.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tanto.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tanto.
Pronoun
tanto … quanto
- as much as / as many as
- Li tantos livros quanto meu irmão.
- I have read as many books as my brother.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tanto.
Noun
tanto m (plural tantos)
- an unspecified or irrelevant amount of something
- Comi um tanto de torta.
- I ate a bit of pie.
- A mercadoria foi entregue em dois tantos.
- The wares were delivered in two portions.
- an amount equal to a previously specified amount
- A moeda de ouro vale cinco tantos mais que a de prata.
- The gold coin is worth five times as much as the silver one.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tanto.
Derived terms
- e tanto
- portanto
- tanto assim que
- tanto mais quanto
- tanto melhor
- tanto quanto
- tanto que
- um tanto
- um tanto ou quanto
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtanto/, [ˈt̪ãn̪t̪o]
- Hyphenation: tan‧to
Adverb
tanto
- so much, long, hard, often, etc.
- Te amo tanto.
- I love you so much.
- De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita.
- No matter how much I do it, it [still] irritates me.
- (un tanto) somewhat, to a certain extent
- La Teoría de la Relatividad era aún considerada un tanto controvertida.
- The Theory of Relativity was still considered somewhat controversial.
Noun
tanto m (plural tantos)
Derived terms
- al tanto
- en su tanto
- entre tanto
- otro tanto
- por el tanto
- por lo tanto
- por tanto
- tantito
- un tanto
- un tanto
Related terms
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