いとど

noun

camel cricket; cave cricket

Obsolete noun for a type of camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis). Modern Japanese uses カマドウマ instead.

See also: カマドウマ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、いとどはカマドウマのことを指さしていた。

  In old documents, いとど referred to what is now called カマドウマ (camel cricket).

adverb

all the more; increasingly; even more

Archaic adverb meaning 'all the more' or 'increasingly'. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by expressions like ますます or いっそう.

• 古こ典てんでは、「いとど悲かなしみが深ふかまる」のように使つかわれた。

  In classical texts, it was used as in 'いとど悲しみが深まる' (the sorrow deepens all the more).

adverb

on top of; despite; in addition to

Archaic adverb expressing 'on top of that', 'despite', or 'not only'. Obsolete in modern Japanese; its functions are now handled by ～のに, ～だけでなく, etc.

• 古こ文ぶんでは、「いとど雨あめに風かぜさへ加くわはりて」のように用もちいられた。

  In classical Japanese, it was used as in 'いとど雨に風さへ加はりて' (on top of the rain, even the wind added).