wantum

== English == === Etymology 1 === Eye dialect for want 'em. ==== Verb ==== wantum (imitating broken English) To want. === Etymology 2 === Blend of want +‎ quantum, coined by Irish writer Samuel Beckett. ==== Noun ==== wantum (plural wantums) A quantifiable deficiency or desire == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwan.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈwan.tum] === Noun === wantum accusative singular of wantus