tanto
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”).
Pronunciation
- (Japanese dagger) IPA(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
- (knife blade / style) IPA(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/, /ˈtæntoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɑntoʊ, (knife blade / style) -æntoʊ
Noun
tanto (plural tantos or tanto)
- A kind of Japanese dagger or knife.
- A knife blade shape/style comprising well-differentiated front and longitudinal edges, somewhat reminiscent of a chisel but with an angled front allowing for an acute-angle point.
Alternative forms
- tantō
See also
Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian tanto.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɑntəʊ/
- Rhymes: (US) -ɑntoʊ
Adverb
tanto (not comparable)
- (music) So much; too much.
Derived terms
- allegro non tanto
- non tanto
Anagrams
- Atton, natto
Asturian
Adjective
tanto
- neuter of tantu
Aukan
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch tante. Compare Sranan Tongo tanta.
Noun
tanto
- aunt
Coordinate terms
- omu
Basque
Noun
tanto inan
- dot
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtantʊ]
Adverb
tanto
- so much (to a large or excessive degree)
Usage notes
Tan is used with adjectives instead of tanto.
Pronoun
tanto
- so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)
Pronoun
tanto … coma
- as much as / as many as
- Lin tantos [libros] coma o meu irmán.
- I have read as many [books] as my brother.
References
- “tanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “tanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “tanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “tanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “tanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Interlingua
Adverb
tanto
- such
tanto ... como
- such ... as
Italian
Etymology
From Latin tantus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtan.to/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -anto
- Hyphenation: tàn‧to
Determiner
tanto (feminine tanta, masculine plural tanti, feminine plural tante, superlative tantissimo)
- so much, so many
- much, many
- such
- significant
Pronoun
tanto (feminine tanta, masculine plural tanti, feminine plural tante)
- much, many, a lot
Adverb
tanto
- so much
- very
Conjunction
tanto
- after all
- anyways
Derived terms
- di tanto in tanto
- ogni tanto
Anagrams
- tonta
Latin
Adjective
tantō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tantus
References
- tanto 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)
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French tantôt.
Adverb
tanto
- later
- this evening
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tãto (obsolete, abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɐ̃.tu/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
- Hyphenation: tan‧to
Adverb
tanto (not comparable)
- so much (to a large or excessive degree)
- Corri tanto.
- I ran so much.
Usage notes
- tão is used with adjectives instead of tanto.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tanto.
Determiner
tanto (feminine tanta, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantas)
- so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)
- Ele perdeu tanto sangue que morreu.
- He lost so much blood that he died.
- Eu leio tantos livros.
- I read so many books.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tanto.
Pronoun
tanto (feminine tanta, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantas)
- so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)
Quotations
For quotations using 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 using 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 using 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
Descendants
- Indo-Portuguese: tanto
- Kabuverdianu: tántu
- Macanese: tanto
- Kristang: tantu
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin tantus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtanto/ [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪o]
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -anto
- Syllabification: tan‧to
Determiner
tanto m sg (feminine singular tanta, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantas, superlative tantísimo)
- so much, as much, that much
- (in the plural) so many, as many, that many
Adverb
tanto
- so much, long, hard, often, etc.
- Te amo tanto.
- I love you so much.
- De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita.
- It gets irritated because I do it so much/so often.
- (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)
- copy
- poker chip, counter
- point, goal (in a game)
- (Latin America) portion
Pronoun
tanto
- so much, so many
Derived terms
- al tanto
- dar las tantas
- en su tanto
- en tanto
- en tanto que
- entre tanto
- las tantas
- mientras tanto
- ni tanto ni tan calvo
- otro tanto
- poner al tanto
- por el tanto
- por lo tanto
- por tanto
- qué tanto
- tantito
- tanto mejor
- tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando
- tanto que mejor
- un tanto
- y tanto
Related terms
- tan
Further reading
- “tanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “tanto” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, primera edición, Real Academia Española, 2005.
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Malay tentu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tan‧to
- IPA(key): /tanˈtoʔ/, [tɐnˈtoʔ]
Adjective
tantô
- aware about; having come to realize or understand (something)
- Synonyms: batid, nababatid, alam, nalalaman, entendido, naiintindihan, nauunawaan
Derived terms
- matanto
- tantuan
- tantuin
- tumanto
Noun
tantô
- knowledge; understanding (about something made aware to oneself)
- Synonyms: unawa, pagkaunawa, intindi, pagkaintindi, alam, pagkaalam
- act of understanding or realizing (of consequences of something, an occurrence, etc.)
- Synonyms: pag-unawa, pag-intindi
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish tanto.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tan‧to
- IPA(key): /ˈtanto/, [ˈtan.to]
Adverb
tanto
- so; too; very
- Synonyms: lubha, masyado
- the more
Derived terms
- tanto-porsiyento
Further reading
- Wolff, John U. (1976), “Malay borrowings in Tagalog”, in C.D. Cowan & O.W. Wolters, editors, Southeast Asian History and Historiography: Essays Presented to D. G. E. Hall, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, page 361