tant
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin tantus, tantum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈtant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈtan/
- Homophone: tan (Central)
Adjective
tant (feminine tanta, masculine plural tants, feminine plural tantes)
- so much, as much
- Tinc tanta gana que me'n vaig a sopar.
- I am so hungry that I'm going to have dinner.
- (literally, “I have so much hunger”)
- so many, as many
Derived terms
- de tant en tant
- per tant
- tant de bo
Adverb
tant
- so much, as much
- so long; such a long time
Conjunction
tant
- (tant ... com ...) both ... and ...
Further reading
- “tant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Old French tant, from Latin tantum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑ̃/
audio (file) - Homophones: tan, tans, taon, temps
Adverb
tant
- so much
- so many
- (in coordination with que) both ... and
- 2019, Isabelle Grégoire, Fille de fer
- Cela dit, bien que la ressemblance avec des personnes ou des situations réelles ne soit pas toujours fortuite, Fille de fer est une œuvre de fiction. J'ai pris de nombreuses libertés, tant avec l'histoire qu'avec la géographie — un exercice réjouissant pour une journaliste !
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2019, Isabelle Grégoire, Fille de fer
Related terms
- autant
- en tant que
- pourtant
- si tant est que
- tant bien que mal
- tant et si bien que
- tant mieux
- tant pis
- tant que
- tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir
- tant qu'on y est
- tant s'en faut
- tu m'en diras tant
- un tant soit peu
Further reading
- “tant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin tantum.
Adjective
tant
- so many, so much
Related terms
- cetant
Hungarian
Etymology
tan + -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɒnt]
- Hyphenation: tant
Noun
tant
- accusative singular of tan
Middle French
Etymology
Old French tant.
Adverb
tant
- so (to such an extent)
Descendants
- French: tant
References
- tant on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Norman
Etymology
From Old French tant.
Adverb
tant
- as much
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From tantum.
Noun
tant m (definite singular tanten, indefinite plural tanter, definite plural tantene)
- fantasy, rumor
References
- “tant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tanþ.
Noun
tant m
- tooth
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: tant
- Dutch: tand
Further reading
- “tant”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old French
Etymology
From Latin tantus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtãnt/
Adjective
tant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tante)
- so much, so many
Usage notes
Unlike modern French, tant can qualify a noun directly without the preposition de:
- tantes persones
- so many people
Declension
Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Subject | tanz | tante | tant |
Oblique | tant | |||
Plural | Subject | tant | tantes | |
Oblique | tant |
Adverb
tant
- so much; such
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taŋt/
Adjective
tant
- so many, so much
Pronoun
tant
- much
Adverb
tant
- so many, so much
Swedish
Etymology
From French tante, from Old French ante (nominative form), from Latin amita, diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *amma-, *ama- (“mother”), a lost baby-word of the papa-type.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tant/
audio (file)
Noun
tant c
- (might be derogatory) older lady
- Synonym: gumma
- (then formal, now dated) Used to address older women.
Declension
Declension of tant | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tant | tanten | tanter | tanterna |
Genitive | tants | tantens | tanters | tanternas |
Hyponyms
- (aunt): faster, moster
References
- tant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- natt
Tocharian B
Noun
tant
- power, dominion
Vilamovian
Etymology
From French tante, from Old French antain. Compare English aunt, which lacked the initial t as an Anglo-Norman borrowing.
Noun
tant f
- aunt
Synonyms
- müm
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tantā, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Irish téad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun
tant m (plural tannau)
- string (musical instrument)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tant | dant | nhant | thant |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |