Tant

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 so alt wie sein Bruder , 🇪🇸 tan viejo como su hermano , 🇮🇹 uguale all’età del suo fratello , 🇵🇹 da mesma idade que seu irmão , 🇨🇳 那么多 , 🇯🇵 あんなに , 🇰🇷 그렇게 많게 , 🇸🇦 كَمَا سِنُّ أَخِيه , 🇮🇳 उसके भाई के समान उम्र का

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Etymology

The noun **tant** comes from the Latin adverb **tantus** “so much, so great”, itself a comparative of **tam** “so” (derived from the PIE root *tam). In Old French it was used as a noun meaning “a great amount, a great quantity”, and by the Middle Ages it had specialized to refer to a large age or quantity in comparative expressions, giving the modern sense “as old as” or “as great as” in phrases such as *aussi âgé que son frère*.

Synonyms

autant même tellement équivalent comparable semblable identique pareil

Antonyms

peu quelques modeste limité restreint