kuantu
Basque
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cuanto, from Latin quantum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwantu/ [kwãn̪.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -antu, -u
- Hyphenation: kuan‧tu
Noun
kuantu inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | kuantu | kuantua | kuantuak | kuantuok |
| ergative | kuantuk | kuantuak | kuantuek | kuantuok |
| dative | kuanturi | kuantuari | kuantuei | kuantuoi |
| genitive | kuanturen | kuantuaren | kuantuen | kuantuon |
| comitative | kuanturekin | kuantuarekin | kuantuekin | kuantuokin |
| causative | kuanturengatik | kuantuarengatik | kuantuengatik | kuantuongatik |
| benefactive | kuanturentzat | kuantuarentzat | kuantuentzat | kuantuontzat |
| instrumental | kuantuz | kuantuaz | kuantuez | kuantuotaz |
| innesive | kuantutan | kuantuan | kuantuetan | kuantuotan |
| locative | kuantutako | kuantuko | kuantuetako | kuantuotako |
| allative | kuantutara | kuantura | kuantuetara | kuantuotara |
| terminative | kuantutaraino | kuanturaino | kuantuetaraino | kuantuotaraino |
| directive | kuantutarantz | kuanturantz | kuantuetarantz | kuantuotarantz |
| destinative | kuantutarako | kuanturako | kuantuetarako | kuantuotarako |
| ablative | kuantutatik | kuantutik | kuantuetatik | kuantuotatik |
| 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