tantulus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of tantus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtan.tu.lus/, [ˈt̪än̪t̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtan.tu.lus/, [ˈt̪än̪t̪ulus]

Adjective

tantulus (feminine tantula, neuter tantulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. so small
2. so trifling

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tantulus	tantula	tantulum		tantulī	tantulae	tantula
Genitive	tantulī	tantulae	tantulī		tantulōrum	tantulārum	tantulōrum
Dative	tantulō		tantulō		tantulīs
Accusative	tantulum	tantulam	tantulum		tantulōs	tantulās	tantula
Ablative	tantulō	tantulā	tantulō		tantulīs
Vocative	tantule	tantula	tantulum		tantulī	tantulae	tantula

Derived terms

• tantillus

See also

• quantulus

References

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