English

Noun

multum ‎(uncountable)

1. An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops.

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Derived terms

• hard multum

Latin

Adverb

multum ‎(not comparable)

1. much
2. very

Adjective

multum

1. accusative masculine singular of multus
2. accusative neuter singular of multus
3. nominative neuter singular of multus

References

• multum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• multum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• MULTUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “multum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to contribute much towards...; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in..: multum valere ad aliquid
    
  • (ambiguous) to contribute much towards...; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in..: multum afferre ad aliquid
    
  • (ambiguous) to considerably (in no way) further the common good: multum (nihil) ad communem utilitatem afferre
    
  • (ambiguous) to be highly favoured by; to be influential with..: multum valere gratia apud aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) to consider of importance; to set much (some) store by a thing: multum (aliquid) alicui rei tribuere
    
  • (ambiguous) to value, esteem a person: multum alicui tribuere
    
  • (ambiguous) to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight: multum auctoritate valere, posse apud aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight: alicuius auctoritas multum valet apud aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) to expend great labour on a thing: egregiam operam (multum, plus etc. operae) dare alicui rei
    
  • (ambiguous) to exert oneself very energetically in a matter: multum operae ac laboris consumere in aliqua re
    
  • (ambiguous) to possess great ability: intellegentia or mente multum valere
    
  • (ambiguous) to have a good memory: memoriā (multum) valere (opp. memoriā vacillare)
    
  • (ambiguous) to be well (slightly) acquainted with Greek literature: multum (mediocriter) in graecis litteris versari
    
  • (ambiguous) to enjoy close intercourse with... (of master and pupil): multum esse cum aliquo (Fam. 16. 21)
    
  • (ambiguous) to have great weight as a speaker: multum dicendo valere, posse
    
  • (ambiguous) to go deeply into a matter, discuss it fully: multum, nimium esse (in aliqua re) (De Or. 2. 4. 17)
    
  • (ambiguous) much money: pecunia magna, grandis (multum pecuniae)
    
  • (ambiguous) to be always considering what people think: multum communi hominum opinioni tribuere
    
  • (ambiguous) to have a powerful navy: rebus maritimis multum valere
    
• Morwood, James. A Latin Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.