Meaning of quantus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. how much, how many
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
2. how big or how great
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
3. as much, great, or far as, etc., expressing a relative proportion or related quantity
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Equivalents

Examples

“Quid enim refert quantum illī in arcā, quantum in horreīs iaceat, quantum pāscat aut feneret, sī aliēnō imminet, sī nōn acquīsīta sed acquīrenda computat?”

For what does it matter how much [money] lies in his strongbox, how much [grain] in his granaries, how many [livestock] he pastures or puts out at interest, if he sets his sights on what belongs to others, if he reckons not what he has acquired but what there is to acquire?

“… Teucrum comitantibus armīs / Pūnica sē quantīs attollet glōria rēbus!”

“With the arms of Troy accompanying our own, Punic renown will arise through such great deeds!”

“… ipsa haeret scopulīs et, quantum vertice ad aurās / aetheriās, tantum rādīce in Tartara tendit.”

[The wind and the oak tree:] the [tree] itself holds tight to bedrock and, as high as its peak [towers] to heavenly air, to that extent its roots stretch [down] to Tartarus.

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