tantundem

Latin

Alternative forms

• tantumdem

Etymology

From tantusdem: the adjective forms are semi-regularly derived, with the -m of the tantum element assimilated to -n by the following initial d- of the -dem element; the noun is a substantivisation of the adjective’s neuter forms, with the prosentential phrase and adverb both deriving from it.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tanˈtun.dem/, [t̪än̪ˈt̪ʊn̪d̪ɛ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tanˈtun.dem/, [t̪än̪ˈt̪un̪d̪em]

Noun

tantundem n (indeclinable)

1. just so much, just as much, the same amount or quantity

Phrase

tantundem

1. (pro-sentence) ≈ same difference

Synonyms

• tantundem est

Adverb

tantundem (not comparable)

1. to as great a degree or extent, just as much

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) tantundem

1. nominative singular neuter of tantusdem
2. accusative singular masculine of tantusdem
3. accusative singular neuter of tantusdem
4. vocative singular neuter of tantusdem

References

• “tantundem”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• TANTUMDEM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “tantundem”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• tantumdem in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “1,543”
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) the road is the same length: tantundem viae est
    
• “tantusdem” on page 1,906/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)