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Webster 1913 Edition


Tant

Tant

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Taint
tincture.]
(Zool.)
A small scarlet arachnid.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tant

TANT

,
Noun.
A small spider with two eyes and eight long legs, and of an elegant scarlet color.

Definition 2024


tant

tant

See also: tänt and tant'

Catalan

Adjective

tant m (feminine tanta, masculine plural tants, feminine plural tantes)

  1. so much, as much
    Tinc tanta gana que me'n vaig a sopar.
    I am so hungry that I'm going to have dinner. (literally 'I have so much hunger')
  2. so many, as many

Derived terms

Adverb

tant

  1. so much, as much

Conjunction

tant

  1. (tant ... com ...) both ... and ...

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin tantum

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃/

Adverb

tant

  1. so much
  2. so many

Related terms


Friulian

Etymology

From Latin tantum.

Adjective

tant

  1. so many, so much

Related terms

  • cetant

Middle French

Etymology

Old French tant.

Adverb

tant

  1. so (to such an extent)

Descendants

References

  • tant on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tant.

Adverb

tant

  1. as much

Old French

Etymology

From Latin tantus, tantum.

Adjective

tant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tante)

  1. so much, so many

Declension

Usage notes

Unlike modern French, tant can qualify a noun directly without the preposition de:

tantes persones
so many people

Adverb

tant

  1. so much; such

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tant/

Noun

tant c

  1. aunt
  2. elderly woman in general

Declension

Inflection of tant 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tant tanten tanter tanterna
Genitive tants tantens tanters tanternas

Synonyms

Usage notes

Mothers tend to use tant about any unknown adult woman when talking to their children. Considered slightly derogative.


Vilamovian

Noun

tant f

  1. aunt

Synonyms

  • müm

Welsh

Noun

tant m (plural tannau)

  1. string (musical instrument)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tant dant nhant thant
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.