tant

See also: Tant, tänt, and tant'

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tantus, tantum.

Adjective

tant (feminine tanta, masculine plural tants, feminine plural tantes)

  1. 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')
  2. so many, as many

Derived terms

Adverb

tant

  1. so much, as much

Conjunction

tant

  1. (tant ... com ...) both ... and ...

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin tantum

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃/
  • audio(file)

Adverb

tant

  1. so much
  2. so many

Further reading

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin tantum.

Adjective

tant

  1. so many, so much
  • cetant

Hungarian

Etymology

tan +‎ -t

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒnt]
  • Hyphenation: tant

Noun

tant

  1. accusative singular of tan

Middle French

Etymology

Old French tant.

Adverb

tant

  1. so (to such an extent)

Descendants

References

  • tant on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tant.

Adverb

tant

  1. as much

Old French

Etymology

From Latin tantus, tantum.

Adjective

tant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tante)

  1. 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

Adverb

tant

  1. so much; such

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tant/
  • audio(file)

Noun

tant c

  1. aunt
  2. elderly woman in general

Usage notes

Mothers tend to use tant about any unknown adult woman when talking to their children. Considered slightly derogative.

Declension

Declension of tant 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tant tanten tanter tanterna
Genitive tants tantens tanters tanternas

Synonyms

Vilamovian

Noun

tant f

  1. aunt

Synonyms

  • müm

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tantā, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Irish téad.

Noun

tant m (plural tannau)

  1. string (musical instrument)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
tant dant nhant thant
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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