quántum

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin quantum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwantum/ [ˈkwãn̪.t̪ũm] Rhymes: -antum Syllabification: quán‧tum === Noun === quántum m (plural quanta) alternative form of cuanto (“quantum”) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “quántum”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA