dumtaxat

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dum (as, while, during) +‎ taxat (3rd person singular present active indicative of taxō). Literally, "as one examines", "as one may judge".

Pronunciation

Adverb

dumtaxat (not comparable)

  1. to this extent
  2. insofar as
  3. only, simply, merely
    • 59 BC–AD 17, Titus Livius, ab urbe condita 37.53.9:
      nec animum dumtaxat vōbīs fidēlem ac bonum praestitit, sed omnibus interfuit bellīs, quae in Graeciā gessistis
      and not only was he faithful and friendly toward you, but took part in all of the wars you waged in Greece.
  4. at least
  5. (introducing a limiting clause or condition) provided that, as long as
    Synonyms: dummodo, modo ut

References

  • dumtaxat”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dumtaxat”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "dumtaxat", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • dumtaxat in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • dumtaxat” on page 636 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)