etiamtum

Latin

Alternative forms

• etiamtunc

Etymology

Univerbation of etiam (“yet”) +‎ tum (“then”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.tiˈan.tum/, [ɛt̪iˈän̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /et.t͡siˈan.tum/, [et̪ː͡s̪iˈän̪t̪um]

Conjunction

etiamtum (chiefly with imperfect tense verbs)

1. even then, till that time, till then, still
2. (cum ... etiamtum) while ... still

Usage notes

• Though the this conjunction primarily takes imperfect tense verbs, it has been known to take participles, adjectives, historical present verbs, and pluperfect tense verbs.

References

• “etiamtum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• etiamtum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.