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quantuscumque

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

First/second-declension adjective with an indeclinable portion.

More information singular, plural ...

Descendants

Borrowings:

  • Interlingua: quantcunque

References

  • 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.
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