quantus

Latin

Etymology

From quam (“how, how much”).

From Proto-Indo-European *kuiʰent- (“how much, how many”). Cognates include Sanskrit kivant-, Avestan čvant-, Old Persian čiyant-, Kurdish çend

Adjective

quantus m (feminine quanta, neuter quantum); first/second declension

1. how much, how many

Declension

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	quantus	quanta	quantum		quantī	quantae	quanta
genitive	quantī	quantae	quantī		quantōrum	quantārum	quantōrum
dative	quantō	quantae	quantō		quantīs	quantīs	quantīs
accusative	quantum	quantam	quantum		quantōs	quantās	quanta
ablative	quantō	quantā	quantō		quantīs	quantīs	quantīs
vocative	quante	quanta	quantum		quantī	quantae	quanta

Descendants

Aromanian: cãt Catalan: quant Dalmatian: cont French: quant

Italian: quanto Portuguese: quanto Romanian: cât Spanish: cuanto

References

• quantus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• quantity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911