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tanto

See also: tantō

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Japanese 短刀(たんとう) (tantō), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (tuɑnX tɑu, “dagger”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Japanese dagger) IPA(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
  • (knife blade / style) IPA(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/, /ˈtæntoʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ

Noun

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tanto (plural tanto or tantos)

  1. (weaponry) A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
    Synonym: tanto knife
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A 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.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian tanto.

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Adverb

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tanto (not comparable)

  1. (music) So much; too much.
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Ainu

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Adverb

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tanto (Kana spelling タント)

  1. Latin spelling of タント

Asturian

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Adjective

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tanto

  1. neuter of tantu

Aukan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch tante. Compare Sranan Tongo tanta.

Noun

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tanto

  1. aunt
    Synonym: tiya

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Basque

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Noun

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tanto inan

  1. dot

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

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Adverb

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tanto

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

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Tan is used with adjectives instead of tanto.

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tanto

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

Pronoun

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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

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “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.

Interlingua

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Adverb

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tanto

  1. such

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tanto ... como

  1. such ... as

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin tantus.

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

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

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

  1. much, many, a lot

Adverb

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tanto

  1. so much
  2. very

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tanto

  1. after all
  2. anyways

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Latin

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Adjective

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tantō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tantus

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Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French tantôt.

Adverb

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tanto

  1. later
  2. this evening

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
  • Hyphenation: tan‧to

Adverb

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tanto (not comparable)

  1. so much (to a large or excessive degree)
    Corri tanto.
    I ran so much.

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  • tão is used with adjectives instead of tanto.

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:tanto.

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tanto (feminine tanta, masculine 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.

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:tanto.

Pronoun

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

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

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:tanto.

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tanto … quanto

  1. as much as / as many as
    Li tantos livros quanto meu irmão.
    I have read as many books as my brother.

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:tanto.

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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

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:tanto.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indo-Portuguese: tanto
  • Kabuverdianu: tántu
  • Macanese: tanto
  • Kristang: tantu

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtanto/ [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪o]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Syllabification: tan‧to

Determiner

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tanto m sg (feminine singular tanta, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantas, superlative tantísimo)

  1. so much, as much, that much
  2. (in the plural) so many, as many, that many

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tanto

  1. so much, long, hard, often, etc.
    Te amo tanto.
    I love you so much.
    De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita.
    It gets irritating 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.

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tanto m (plural tantos)

  1. copy
    Synonym: copia
  2. poker chip, counter
    Synonym: ficha
  3. point, goal (in a game)
    Synonyms: punto, gol
  4. (Latin America) portion
    Synonym: porción

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tanto

  1. so much, so many

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay tentu.

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Adjective

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tantô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. aware about; having come to realize or understand (something)
    Synonyms: batid, nababatid, alam, nalalaman, entendido, naiintindihan, nauunawaan
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tantô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. knowledge; understanding (about something made aware to oneself)
    Synonyms: unawa, pagkaunawa, intindi, pagkaintindi, alam, pagkaalam
  2. act of understanding or realizing (of consequences of something, an occurrence, etc.)
    Synonyms: pag-unawa, pag-intindi

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish tanto.

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Adverb

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tanto (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. so; too; very
    Synonyms: lubha, masyado
  2. the more
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Further reading

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  • Wolff, John U. (1976) “Malay borrowings in Tagalog”, in C.D. Cowan & O.W. Wolters, editors, Southeast Asian History and Historiography: Essays Presented to D. G. E. Hall‎[1], Ithaca: Cornell University Press, page 361

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