aliquanto
Latin
Etymology
Adverbial ablative from aliquantus.
Adverb
aliquantō (not comparable)
- somewhat
- aliquantō prius ― some time before
- 121 CE, Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars Vita divi Iuli 10:
- Adiecit insuper Caesar etiam gladiatorium munus, sed aliquanto paucioribus quam destinauerat paribus; […]
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- Adiecit insuper Caesar etiam gladiatorium munus, sed aliquanto paucioribus quam destinauerat paribus; […]
- considerably
Usage notes
- Used with comparatives or other words implying comparison.
Related terms
See also
Adjective
aliquantō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aliquantus
References
- “aliquanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aliquanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “aliquanto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.