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tantu

See also: tāntú, tántǔ, and tǎntú

Asturian edit

Adjective edit

tantu m sg (feminine singular tanta, neuter singular tanto, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantes)

  1. as much; as many
  2. so much; so many

Noun edit

tantu m (plural tantos)

  1. certain amount
  2. (sports) goal

Fala edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

Pronunciation edit

Determiner edit

tantu m sg (feminine tanta, masculine plural tantus, feminine plural tantas)

  1. so much, so many

Pronoun edit

tantu m sg (feminine tanta, masculine plural tantus, feminine plural tantas)

  1. so much, so many

References edit

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit तन्तु (tantu). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀢𑀼 (taṃtu).

Noun edit

tantu m

  1. thread, cord, string, wire

Declension edit

Declension table of "tantu" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)tantutantavo or tantū
Accusative (second)tantuṃtantavo or tantū
Instrumental (third)tantunātantūhi or tantūbhi
Dative (fourth)tantussa or tantunotantūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)tantusmā or tantumhātantūhi or tantūbhi
Genitive (sixth)tantussa or tantunotantūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)tantusmiṃ or tantumhitantūsu
Vocative (calling)tantutantave or tantavo

References edit

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “tantu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 296
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tantu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 322

Papiamentu edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese tanto and Spanish tanto.

Adjective edit

tantu

  1. whole, all of
  2. complete, entire

Adverb edit

tantu

  1. completely, entirely
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