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

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

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative quantuscumque quantacumque quantumcumque quantīcumque quantaecumque quantacumque
genitive quantīcumque quantaecumque quantīcumque quantōrumcumque quantārumcumque quantōrumcumque
dative quantōcumque quantōcumque quantīscumque
accusative quantumcumque quantamcumque quantumcumque quantōscumque quantāscumque quantacumque
ablative quantōcumque quantācumque quantōcumque quantīscumque
vocative quantecumque quantacumque quantumcumque quantīcumque quantaecumque quantacumque

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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