tanto

See also: tantō

English

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Japanese 短刀 (tantō たんとう), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twán-taw "dagger") (compare Mandarin duǎndāo 短刀), from 短 (“short”) + 刀 (“knife”).

Noun

tanto (plural tantos)

1. A common type of Japanese dagger or knife. Alternative spelling of tantō

Alternative forms

• tantō

See also

• Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Italian tanto.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntəʊ/

Adverb

tanto (not comparable)

1. (music) So much; too much.

Derived terms

• non tanto
• allegro non tanto

Anagrams

• natto

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Basque

Noun

tanto

1. dot

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Interlingua

Adverb

tanto

1. such

tanto ... como

1. such ... as

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Italian

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

• di tanto in tanto
• ogni tanto

Anagrams

• tonta

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Latin

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

• du Cange, Charles (1883), “tanto”, in G. A. Louis Henschel, Pierre Carpentier, Léopold Favre, editors, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (in Latin), Niort: L. Favre

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Portuguese

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.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tanto.

Usage notes

Tão is used with adjectives instead of tanto.

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.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tanto.

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.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tanto.

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.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tanto.

Derived terms

Terms derived from tanto

• 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

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Spanish

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

Related terms

• tan

Derived terms

Terms derived from tanto

• al tanto
• en su tanto
• entre tanto
• otro tanto

• por el tanto
• por lo tanto
• por tanto

• tantito
• un tanto
• un tanto