kuantu

Basque

Alternative forms

• quantum

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuanto, from Latin quantum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwantu/ [kwãn̪.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -antu, -u
• Hyphenation: kuan‧tu

Noun

kuantu inan

1. (physics) quantum

Declension

Declension of kuantu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kuantu	kuantua	kuantuak
ergative	kuantuk	kuantuak	kuantuek
dative	kuanturi	kuantuari	kuantuei
genitive	kuanturen	kuantuaren	kuantuen
comitative	kuanturekin	kuantuarekin	kuantuekin
causative	kuanturengatik	kuantuarengatik	kuantuengatik
benefactive	kuanturentzat	kuantuarentzat	kuantuentzat
instrumental	kuantuz	kuantuaz	kuantuez
inessive	kuantutan	kuantuan	kuantuetan
locative	kuantutako	kuantuko	kuantuetako
allative	kuantutara	kuantura	kuantuetara
terminative	kuantutaraino	kuanturaino	kuantuetaraino
directive	kuantutarantz	kuanturantz	kuantuetarantz
destinative	kuantutarako	kuanturako	kuantuetarako
ablative	kuantutatik	kuantutik	kuantuetatik
partitive	kuanturik	—	—
prolative	kuantutzat	—	—

Further reading

• “kuantu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish cuánto and Portuguese quanto and Kabuverdianu kantu.

Adverb

kuantu

1. how many
2. how much