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quantuscumque
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Latin
Etymology
Derived from quantus (“how much”) + -cumque (indefinite suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʷan.tʊsˈkʊŋ.kʷɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kʷan.tusˈkum.kʷe]
Adjective
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
Declension
First/second-declension adjective with an indeclinable portion.
Related terms
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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