quantuscumque
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Derived from quantus (“how much”) + -cumque (indefinite suffix).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷanˈtus.kun.kʷe/, [kʷän̪ˈt̪ʊs̠kʊŋkʷɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwanˈtus.kun.kwe/, [kwän̪ˈt̪uskuŋkwe]
AdjectiveEdit
quantuscumque (feminine quantacumque, neuter quantumcumque); first/second-declension adjective with an indeclinable portion
- (with a subjunctive verb) however great
- Quantacumque sit eius memoria, multa tamen obliviscitur. ― However great his memory may be, he still forgets many things.
- (with a subjunctive verb) however little
DeclensionEdit
First/second-declension adjective with an indeclinable portion.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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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 |
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Borrowings:
- → Interlingua: quantcunque
ReferencesEdit
- “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