tanto

See also: tànto and tantō

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 短刀(たんとう) (tantō), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twan^X taw, “dagger”).

Pronunciation

• (Japanese dagger) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
• (knife blade / style) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/, /ˈtæntoʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ

Noun

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.

Alternative forms

• tantō, tantou

Translations

traditional Japanese small sword

Japanese: 短刀 (ja)

See also

• Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian tanto.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtæntəʊ/
• Rhymes: (US) -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ

Adverb

tanto (not comparable)

1. (music) So much; too much.

Derived terms

• allegro non tanto
• non tanto

See also

• pro tanto

Anagrams

• Atton, natto

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tánꜜtò]

Adverb

tanto (Kana spelling タント)

1. Latin spelling of タント

Asturian

Adjective

tanto

1. neuter of tantu

Aukan

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Compare Sranan Tongo tanta.

Noun

tanto

1. aunt

   Synonym: tiya

Coordinate terms

• omu

References

• tanto in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Aukan-English Dictionary

Basque

Noun

tanto inan

1. dot

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtantʊ]

Adverb

tanto

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

Usage notes

Tan is used with adjectives instead of tanto.

Pronoun

tanto (feminine tanta)

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

Pronoun

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

• Ernesto Xosé 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: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “tanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tanto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tanto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Interlingua

Adverb

tanto

1. such

Adverb

tanto ... como

1. such ... as

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.to/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: tàn‧to

Determiner

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

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

Pronoun

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

1. much; many; a lot

Adverb

tanto

1. so much
2. very

Conjunction

tanto

1. after all
2. anyways

Derived terms

• di tanto in tanto
• ogni tanto
• tamanto

Anagrams

• tonta