Adjective: multus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | multus |
| Singular fem. | multa |
| Singular neut. | multum |
| Plural masc. | multī |
| Plural fem. | multae |
| Plural neut. | multa |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | multī |
| Singular fem. | multae |
| Singular neut. | multī |
| Plural masc. | multōrum |
| Plural fem. | multārum |
| Plural neut. | multōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | multō |
| Singular fem. | multae |
| Singular neut. | multō |
| Plural masc. | multīs |
| Plural fem. | multīs |
| Plural neut. | multīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | multum |
| Singular fem. | multam |
| Singular neut. | multum |
| Plural masc. | multōs |
| Plural fem. | multās |
| Plural neut. | multa |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | multō |
| Singular fem. | multā |
| Singular neut. | multō |
| Plural masc. | multīs |
| Plural fem. | multīs |
| Plural neut. | multīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | multe |
| Singular fem. | multa |
| Singular neut. | multum |
| Plural masc. | multī |
| Plural fem. | multae |
| Plural neut. | multa |
Comparison
| Comparative | plūs |
| Superlative | plūrimus; plūrumus |
Sample Sentences
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Multa virī virtūs animō multusque recursat / gentis honōs [...].
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The hero’s [great] valor and [high] noble birth returns to [Dido’s] thought again and again.
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(An example of polyptoton: Here, multa . . . multusque can be understood both adjectivally and predicatively, and can modify viri virtus and gentis honos as well as recursat. In the Aeneid, cf.: 1.3-5: multum … multa; and 1.750: multa … multa.) [29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.3-4]
Adjectives inflected like multus
multus,
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *moltos, with further origin uncertain. According to De Vaan, *moltos has been connected with a possible Proto-Indo-European form *ml̥tós, from the root *melh₃- (“good, big”), which would link it to Ancient Greek μάλα (mála, “very, much”) and perhaps Latvian milns (“very many”). However, this derivation remains speculative and is not universally accepted. Alternatively, the linguist Blanca María Prósper proposes a possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₃-tόs, from *melh₃-, whence also Ancient Greek βλώσκω (blṓskō). In this scenario, the term could be connected to Venetic names such as Venetic Moltisa. This theory does, however, require an unusual development, as the expected outcome of Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₃-tόs in Latin would be *mlātus (see lātus).
Verbs referencing "multus"
French Adjectives
moult, Catalan Adjectives
molt, Spanish Adjectives
multilingüe, Asturian Adjectives
munchu, Galician Adjectives
moito, Spanish Adjectives
multilátero.
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