tanto

See also: tantō

English

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”).

Noun

tanto (plural tantos)

1. (/ˈtɑntoʊ/) A common type of Japanese dagger or knife. Alternative spelling of tantō
2. (/ˈtɑntoʊ/ or /ˈtæntoʊ/) A common knife blade shape/style comprising well-differentiated front and longitudinal edges, somewhat reminiscent of a chisel but with an angled front allowing for an acute-angle point.

Alternative forms

• tantō

See also

• Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian tanto.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

tanto (not comparable)

1. (music) So much; too much.

Derived terms

• allegro non tanto
• non tanto

 

Anagrams

• Atton, natto

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Aukan

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Confer Sranan Tongo tanta.

Noun

tanto

1. aunt

Coordinate terms

• omu

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Basque

Noun

tanto inan

1. dot

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtantʊ]

Adverb

tanto

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

Usage notes

Tan is used with adjectives instead of tanto.

Pronoun

tanto

1. so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)

Pronoun

tanto … coma

1. as much as / as many as

   Lin tantos [libros] coma o meu irmán.

   I have read as many [books] as my brother.

References

• “tanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “tanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “tanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “tanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “tanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Interlingua

Adverb

tanto

1. such

tanto ... como

1. such ... as

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.to/
• Hyphenation: tan‧to

• Audio

  (file)

Determiner

tanto (feminine tanta, masculine plural tanti, feminine plural tante, superlative tantissimo)

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

Pronoun

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

1. much, many, 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

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

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French tantôt

Adverb

tanto

1. later
2. this evening

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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.

Usage notes

Tão is used with adjectives instead of tanto.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations: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 quotations using 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 quotations using 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 quotations using this term, see Citations:tanto.

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
• Kristang: tantu

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanto/, [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪o]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: tan‧to

Determiner

tanto m sg (feminine tanta, superlative tantísimo)

1. so much, as much, that much
2. (in the 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.

   It gets irritated because I do it so much/so often.

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

Derived terms

• al tanto
• dar las tantas
• en su tanto
• en tanto
• en tanto que
• entre tanto
• las tantas
• mientras tanto
• ni tanto ni tan calvo
• otro tanto
• poner al tanto
• por el tanto
• por lo tanto
• por tanto
• qué tanto
• tantito
• tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando
• un tanto
• y tanto

 

Related terms

• tan

Further reading

• “tanto” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
• “tanto” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, primera edición, Real Academia Española, 2005.