adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective with an indeclinable portion
quantuscumque
quantuscumque (feminine quantacumque, neuter quantumcumque)
Classical[kʷan.tʊsˈkʊŋ.kʷɛ]Ecclesiastical[kʷan.tusˈkum.kʷe]
Meaning
- adjectivehowever great
Quantacumque sit eius memoria, multa tamen obliviscitur.
However great his memory may be, he still forgets many things. - adjectivehowever little
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quantuscumque | quantacumque | quantumcumque |
| genitive | quantīcumque | quantaecumque | quantīcumque |
| dative | quantōcumque | quantaecumque | quantōcumque |
| accusative | quantumcumque | quantamcumque | quantumcumque |
| ablative | quantōcumque | quantācumque | quantōcumque |
| vocative | quantecumque | quantacumque | quantumcumque |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quantīcumque | quantaecumque | quantacumque |
| genitive | quantōrumcumque | quantārumcumque | quantōrumcumque |
| dative | quantīscumque | quantīscumque | quantīscumque |
| accusative | quantōscumque | quantāscumque | quantacumque |
| ablative | quantīscumque | quantīscumque | quantīscumque |
| vocative | quantīcumque | quantaecumque | quantacumque |
quantus-cumque, tăcumque, tumcumque, adj.,
I. how great soever, of whatever size (class.):
quantuscumque sum ad judicandum, Cic. de Or. 2, 28, 122: bona, quantacumque erant, id. Phil. 5, 8, 22: adfectus, quantuscumque est, Sen. Ep. 85, 8: quantaecumquae de Romanis tamen, victoriae fama, however small, Liv. 27, 31, 3: unum quantumcunque ex insperato gaudium, id. 30, 10, 20 Weissenb. ad loc.: quanticumque, at whatsoever price, Sen. Ep. 80, 4.—To denote indefiniteness in number, how many soever: naves eorum, quantaecumque fuerint, Cod. Th. 13, 5, 5.— Neutr. adverb.: quantum-cumque, as much soever: quantumcumque possum, as much as ever I can, Cic. Fin. 1, 4, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
quantus-cumque tacumque, tumcumque, adj.,
how great soever. of whatever size: bona, quantacumque erant: omnia adhuc, quantacumque petistis, obtinuistis, L.—However small, however little: quantuscumque sum ad iudicandum, whatever my judgment may be worth: facultas, quae quantacumque in me est, however trifling: datā quanticumque quiete temporis, ever so short, L.
Origins
Derived from quantus (“how much”) + -cumque (indefinite suffix).
Descendants
- Interlinguaquantcunque