English

Noun

multi ‎(plural multis)

1. (informal, paleontology) A multituberculate.
   • 1996, Michael Novacek, Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs, p. 316:

     Our Mesozoic antecedents are typified by small size; even the largest of the multis are not larger than a groundhog.

Etymology 2

< multifasciatus

Noun

multi ‎(plural multis)

1. (informal) Neolamprologus multifasciatus (small shell-dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, popular as aquarium fish)

Esperanto

Etymology

From multe ‎(“a lot”) +‎ -i.

Verb

multi ‎(present multas, past multis, future multos, conditional multus, volitive multu)

1. to be many, be numerous

Conjugation

Conjugation of multi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense multas multis multos active participle multanta multantaj multinta multintaj multonta multontaj acc. multantan multantajn multintan multintajn multontan multontajn nominal active participle multanto multantoj multinto multintoj multonto multontoj acc. multanton multantojn multinton multintojn multonton multontojn adverbial active participle multante multinte multonte infinitive multi imperative multu conditional multus

Hungarian

Etymology

Shortened from multinacionális vállalat ‎(“multinational company”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmulti]
• Hyphenation: mul‧ti

Noun

multi ‎(plural multik)

1. (colloquial) multinational (a multinational company)

Declension

Italian

Verb

multi

1. second-person singular present indicative of multare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of multare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of multare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of multare
5. third-person singular imperative of multare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmul.tiː/, [ˈmʊɫ.tiː]

Noun

multī

1. many

Adjective

multī

1. genitive masculine singular of multus
2. nominative masculine plural of multus
3. vocative masculine plural of multus
4. genitive neuter singular of multus

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “multi”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the matter involves much labour and fatigue: res est multi laboris et sudoris
    
  • many learned men; many scholars: multi viri docti, or multi et ii docti (not multi docti)
    
  • to be a great eater: multi cibi esse, edacem esse
    

Spanish

Etymology

Shortening of multinacional

Noun

multi f ‎(plural multis)

1. multinational