quantumvis

Latin

Alternative forms

• quantunvīs

Etymology

From quantusvīs (“as much as you want”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷanˈtum.u̯iːs/, [kʷän̪ˈt̪ʊmu̯iːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwanˈtum.vis/, [kwän̪ˈt̪umvis]

Noun

quantumvīs n (genitive quantīvīs); second declension

1. however great an amount, as much as you want, however much, ever so much

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter) with an indeclinable portion.

	singular	plural
nominative	quantumvīs	quantavīs
genitive	quantīvīs	quantōrumvīs
dative	quantōvīs	quantīsvīs
accusative	quantumvīs	quantavīs
ablative	quantōvīs	quantīsvīs
vocative	quantumvīs	quantavīs

Adverb

quantumvīs (not comparable)

1. As much (or as long) as you please

Conjunction

quantumvīs

1. however, although

Adjective

quantumvīs

1. inflection of quantusvīs:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• “quantumvis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “quantumvis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• quantumvis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary