[ˈta.mɛn], [ˈtaː.men]
OrigoFrom tam + -em. Last particle in īdem. Compare with its later doublet: tandem, both with original meaning supposedly "so(much)ever".
- not-comparable, postpositional, usuallyhowever, in spite of this
- not-comparable, postpositional, usuallyhowever, in spite of this
“ac tamen...” — and yet...
“ex duobus librīs contulī in quattuor: grandiōrēs sunt omnīnō quam erant illī, sed tamen multa dētracta” — from two books have I arranged four: they are ampler, in every way, than what used to be in that one [the previous arrangement], and yet many [were] withdrawn
- not-comparablenevertheless, yet, still, even
“Simo: Nihil audiō! Ego iam tē commōtum reddam!
Davus: Tamen etsī hoc vērum·st?” — Simo: I'm not listening! Your heart strings are about to get a real good tugging!
[literally, “I'm about to make you greatly moved!”]
Davus: Even if it's true?
Simo: Even so!
- not-comparableall the same, just the same (in spite of appearances of the contrary)
“[…] vīginti minās, quae nūsquam nunc sunt gentium, inveniam tamen.” — […] those twenty mines, which are currently nowhere to be found, I'll find them all the same.
- not-comparablealthough, even if
- not-comparable(also with ut or ne) at least