tantus, tanta, tantum

Definitions for tantus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
so large, so great, of such a size
English derivatives:
tantamount

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
Of such magnitude (as stated or implied in the context), so great (in size, degree, importance, etc.).
2
(as correl. to quantus) Of such a size, as great, large, etc., (as). (b) (w. ut si). (c) (w. quam.).
3
multo, etc., ~a (abl. perh. w. orig. ellipsis of pecunia), Many times, etc., as much.
4
(w. ut) So great, large, etc., (that). (b) (w. rel.). (C) (w. quin).
5
(pl.) Such a vast number of, so many; (also collect. sg.).

Sentences with tantus

Latin to English

Tanta beneficia faciēbātis ut omnēs vōs amārent.Compare You (pl.) used to do such great kindnesses that all loved you.

Cum exposuisset quid peteret, negāvistī tantum auxilium posse offerrī.Compare When he had explained what he was seeking, you (sg.) said that such great aid could not be offered.

Tanta mala nōn ferenda sunt. Cōnfer tē in exsilium.Compare Such great evils are not to be endured. Go (betake yourself) into exile.

Frumentum non solum a tantus multitudo iumentum atque homo consumo, sed etiam annus tempus atque imber procumbo.Compare The corn was not only being consumed by so great a number of beasts of burden and of men, but had also been laid by the season of the year and by violent rains.

An ingratus sum? quis minus, qui tantus pro vos gero labor?Compare Am I ungratefu? Who is less so than I, who have borne such toil for you?

Hostis primus impetus non fero; tantum seu memoria prior clades, seu praesens terror valeo.Compare The enemy did not sustain the first charge; so powerful was either their memory of former defeats, or their present fear.

Nam tantus multitudo, quantus capio urbs noster, concursus sum.Compare For there was a concourse of as great a multitude as our city holds.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 197.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1906.
Word frequencies
Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "tantus, tanta, tantum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified October 7, 2023. Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/tantus-tanta-tantum.