tanto

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”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian tanto.

Anagrams

• natto

Noun

tanto

1. dot

Adverb

tanto

1. such

tanto ... como

1. such ... as

Etymology

From Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tanto (feminine singular tanta, masculine plural tanti, feminine plural tante)

1. so much, so many
2. much, many
3. such
4. significant

Pronoun

tanto

1. much
2. a lot

Adverb

tanto

1. so much
2. very

Conjunction

tanto

1. after all
2. anyways

Derived terms

Anagrams

• tonta

Adjective

tantō

1. dative masculine singular of tantus
2. dative neuter singular of tantus
3. ablative masculine singular of tantus
4. ablative neuter singular of tantus

References

• tanto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Alternative forms

• tãto (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.tu/
• Hyphenation: tan‧to

Adverb

tanto (not comparable)

1. so much (to a large or excessive degree)

   Corri tanto.

   I ran so much.

Pronoun

tanto m (feminine tanta, plural tantos, feminine plural tantas)

1. 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.

Pronoun

tanto … quanto

1. as much as / as many as

   Li tantos livros quanto meu irmão.

   I have read as many books as my brother.

Noun

tanto m (plural tantos)

1. 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.

2. 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.

Etymology

From Latin tantus.

Adjective

tanto (feminine singular tanta, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantas)

1. so much, as much, that much
2. (plural) so many, as many, that many

Adverb

tanto

1. so much, long, hard, often, etc.

   Te amo tanto.

   I love you so much.

   De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita.

   No matter how much I do it, it [still] irritates me.

2. (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)

1. copy
2. poker chip, counter
3. point, goal (in a game)
4. (Latin America) portion

Pronoun

tanto

1. so much, so many