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.en.Wikipedia:Tantō

§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 m (feminine tanta, masculine plural tanti, feminine plural tante)

1. a lot of
2. much
3. many
4. such
5. 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

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§Portuguese

§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.

§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.

§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.

§Derived terms

Derived terms

• 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
• Malaccan Creole Portuguese: tantu

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§Spanish

§Etymology

From Latin tantus.

§Adjective

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

1. so much, as much

§Adverb

tanto (not comparable)

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

   Te quiero tanto.

   I love you so much.

   De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita.

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

§Noun

tanto m (plural tantos)

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

§Pronoun

tanto

1. so much, so many

§Related terms

• tan

§Derived terms

Derived terms

• al tanto

• entre tanto

• en su tanto

• otro tanto

• por tanto

• por el tanto

• por lo tanto

• un tanto