etiamtum
Latin
Alternative forms
- etiamtunc
Etymology
etiam (“yet”) + tum (“then”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.tiˈan.tum/, [ɛ.tɪˈan.tũ]
Conjunction
etiamtum (chiefly with imperfect tense verbs)
- even then, till that time, till then, still
- (cum ... etiamtum) while ... still
Usage notes
- Though the this conjunction primarily takes imperfect tense verbs, it has been known to take participles, adjectives, historical present verbs, and pluperfect tense verbs.
References
- etiamtum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- etiamtum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette