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multa
multa
See also: multá
Esperanto
Etymology
Adjective
multa (accusative singular multan, plural multaj, accusative plural multajn)
- much, a lot
- Mi havas multajn konataron sed mi havas malmultajn amikojn.
- I have a lot of acquaintances but I have few friends.
- Mi havas multajn konataron sed mi havas malmultajn amikojn.
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Finnish
Etymology 1
From a Germanic language, compare English mould.
Noun
multa
- mould (soil)
Declension
Inflection of multa (Kotus type 10/koira, lt-ll gradation) | |||
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nominative | multa | mullat | |
genitive | mullan | multien | |
partitive | multaa | multia | |
illative | multaan | multiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | multa | mullat | |
accusative | nom. | multa | mullat |
gen. | mullan | ||
genitive | mullan | multien multainrare |
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partitive | multaa | multia | |
inessive | mullassa | mullissa | |
elative | mullasta | mullista | |
illative | multaan | multiin | |
adessive | mullalla | mullilla | |
ablative | mullalta | mullilta | |
allative | mullalle | mullille | |
essive | multana | multina | |
translative | mullaksi | mulliksi | |
instructive | — | mullin | |
abessive | mullatta | mullitta | |
comitative | — | multineen |
Derived terms
- adjectives: multainen, multava
- verbs: mullata, multaantua, multautua
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Etymology 2
Pronoun
multa
- (colloquial) Ablative form of mä.
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Adjective
multa
- nominative, accusative, and vocative neuter plural of multus
- nominative and vocative feminine singular of multus
multā
- ablative feminine singular of multus
Etymology 2
Noun
multa f (genitive multae); first declension
Verb
multā
- first-person singular present active imperative of multō
References
- multa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- multa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- MULTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “multa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) our generation has seen many victories: nostra aetas multas victorias vidit
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(ambiguous) the day is already far advanced: multus dies or multa lux est
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(ambiguous) till late at night: ad multam noctem
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(ambiguous) late at night: multa de nocte
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(ambiguous) Homer lived many years before the foundation of Rome: Homerus fuit multis annis ante Romam conditam
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(ambiguous) with many tears: multis cum lacrimis
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(ambiguous) I was induced by several considerations to..: multae causae me impulerunt ad aliquid or ut...
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(ambiguous) in many respects; in many points: multis rebus or locis
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(ambiguous) to contribute much towards...; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in..: multum valere ad aliquid
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(ambiguous) to contribute much towards...; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in..: multum afferre ad aliquid
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(ambiguous) to experience the ups and downs of life: multis casibus iactari
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(ambiguous) to be severely tried by misfortune: multis iniquitatibus exerceri
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(ambiguous) to considerably (in no way) further the common good: multum (nihil) ad communem utilitatem afferre
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(ambiguous) to be highly favoured by; to be influential with..: multum valere gratia apud aliquem
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(ambiguous) to consider of importance; to set much (some) store by a thing: multum (aliquid) alicui rei tribuere
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(ambiguous) to value, esteem a person: multum alicui tribuere
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(ambiguous) to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight: multum auctoritate valere, posse apud aliquem
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(ambiguous) to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight: alicuius auctoritas multum valet apud aliquem
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(ambiguous) to expend great labour on a thing: egregiam operam (multum, plus etc. operae) dare alicui rei
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(ambiguous) to exert oneself very energetically in a matter: multum operae ac laboris consumere in aliqua re
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(ambiguous) to be involved in many undertakings; to be much occupied, embarrassed, overwhelmed by business-claims: multis negotiis implicatum, districtum, distentum, obrutum esse
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(ambiguous) to possess great ability: intellegentia or mente multum valere
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(ambiguous) to have a good memory: memoriā (multum) valere (opp. memoriā vacillare)
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(ambiguous) varied, manifold experience: multarum rerum usus
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(ambiguous) he has had many painful experiences: multa acerba expertus est
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(ambiguous) to be well (slightly) acquainted with Greek literature: multum (mediocriter) in graecis litteris versari
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(ambiguous) to be well-informed, erudite: multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisse
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(ambiguous) to be well-informed, erudite: multarum rerum cognitione imbutum esse (opp. litterarum or eruditionis expertem esse or [rerum] rudem esse)
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(ambiguous) for a Roman he is decidedly well educated: sunt in illo, ut in homine Romano, multae litterae (De Sen. 4. 12)
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(ambiguous) to enjoy close intercourse with... (of master and pupil): multum esse cum aliquo (Fam. 16. 21)
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(ambiguous) to collect, accumulate instances: multa exempla in unum (locum) colligere
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(ambiguous) to have great weight as a speaker: multum dicendo valere, posse
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(ambiguous) to go deeply into a matter, discuss it fully: multa verba facere
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(ambiguous) to go deeply into a matter, discuss it fully: multum, nimium esse (in aliqua re) (De Or. 2. 4. 17)
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(ambiguous) he has made several mistakes: saepe (crebro, multa) peccavit, erravit, lapsus est
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(ambiguous) to make extracts from Cicero's writings: aliquid, multa ex Ciceronis libris excerpere (not excerpere librum)
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(ambiguous) we are united by many mutual obligations: multa et magna inter nos officia intercedunt (Fam. 13. 65)
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(ambiguous) to talk of a subject which was then the common topic of conversation: in eum sermonem incidere, qui tum fere multis erat in ore
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(ambiguous) to prolong a conversation far into the night: sermonem producere in multam noctem (Rep. 6. 10. 10)
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(ambiguous) much money: pecunia magna, grandis (multum pecuniae)
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(ambiguous) one of the crowd; a mere individual: unus de or e multis
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(ambiguous) to be always considering what people think: multum communi hominum opinioni tribuere
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(ambiguous) to obtain many (few) votes in a century or tribe: multa (pauca) puncta in centuria (tribu) aliqua ferre
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(ambiguous) to impose a fine (used of the prosecutor or the tribunus plebis proposing a fine to be ratified by the people): multam irrogare alicui (Cic. Dom. 17. 45)
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(ambiguous) a large force, many troops: magnae copiae (not multae)
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(ambiguous) after many had been wounded on both sides: multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus (B. G. 1. 50)
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(ambiguous) to have a powerful navy: rebus maritimis multum valere
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(ambiguous) in short; to be brief: ne multa, quid plura? sed quid opus est plura?
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(ambiguous) our generation has seen many victories: nostra aetas multas victorias vidit
- multa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- multa in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Pangasinan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mulˈta/
Noun
multa
- (punishment) fine
Related terms
- bayad
- parusa
Portuguese
Noun
multa f (plural multas)
Verb
multa
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of multar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of multar
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
multa f (plural multas)
- fine (fee issued as punishment for breaking the law)
Related terms
Verb
multa
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of multar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of multar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of multar.