Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from quantus (how much) +‎ -cumque (indefinite suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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quantuscumque (feminine quantacumque, neuter quantumcumque); first/second-declension adjective with an indeclinable portion

  1. (with a subjunctive verb) however great
    Quantacumque sit eius memoria, multa tamen obliviscitur.However great his memory may be, he still forgets many things.
  2. (with a subjunctive verb) however little

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective with an indeclinable portion.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative quantuscumque quantacumque quantumcumque quantīcumque quantaecumque quantacumque
Genitive quantīcumque quantaecumque quantīcumque quantōrumcumque quantārumcumque quantōrumcumque
Dative quantōcumque quantōcumque quantīscumque
Accusative quantumcumque quantamcumque quantumcumque quantōscumque quantāscumque quantacumque
Ablative quantōcumque quantācumque quantōcumque quantīscumque
Vocative quantecumque quantacumque quantumcumque quantīcumque quantaecumque quantacumque
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Descendants

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Borrowings:

  • Interlingua: quantcunque

References

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  • quantuscumque”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quantuscumque”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quantuscumque in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.