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multa

multa

See also: multá

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Noun

multa f (plural multes)

  1. fine (payment)

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin multus.

Adjective

multa (accusative singular multan, plural multaj, accusative plural multajn)

  1. much, a lot
    Mi havas multajn konataron sed mi havas malmultajn amikojn.
    I have a lot of acquaintances but I have few friends.

Antonyms

Hypernyms


Finnish

Etymology 1

From a Germanic language, compare English mould.

Noun

multa

  1. mould (soil)
Declension
Inflection of multa (Kotus type 10/koira, lt-ll gradation)
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
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

Etymology 2

Pronoun

multa

  1. (colloquial) Ablative form of .

See also

Anagrams


Ido

Adjective

multa

  1. many

Antonyms


Italian

Noun

multa f (plural multe)

  1. fine

Verb

multa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of multare
  2. second-person singular imperative of multare

Latin

Etymology 1

Adjective

multa

  1. nominative, accusative, and vocative neuter plural of multus
  2. nominative and vocative feminine singular of multus

multā

  1. ablative feminine singular of multus

Etymology 2

Noun

multa f (genitive multae); first declension

  1. fine, monetary penalty.

Verb

multā

  1. 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.
    • (ambiguous) our generation has seen many victories: nostra aetas multas victorias vidit
    • (ambiguous) the day is already far advanced: multus dies or multa lux est
    • (ambiguous) till late at night: ad multam noctem
    • (ambiguous) late at night: multa de nocte
    • (ambiguous) Homer lived many years before the foundation of Rome: Homerus fuit multis annis ante Romam conditam
    • (ambiguous) with many tears: multis cum lacrimis
    • (ambiguous) I was induced by several considerations to..: multae causae me impulerunt ad aliquid or ut...
    • (ambiguous) in many respects; in many points: multis rebus or locis
    • (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 experience the ups and downs of life: multis casibus iactari
    • (ambiguous) to be severely tried by misfortune: multis iniquitatibus exerceri
    • (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 be involved in many undertakings; to be much occupied, embarrassed, overwhelmed by business-claims: multis negotiis implicatum, districtum, distentum, obrutum esse
    • (ambiguous) to possess great ability: intellegentia or mente multum valere
    • (ambiguous) to have a good memory: memoriā (multum) valere (opp. memoriā vacillare)
    • (ambiguous) varied, manifold experience: multarum rerum usus
    • (ambiguous) he has had many painful experiences: multa acerba expertus est
    • (ambiguous) to be well (slightly) acquainted with Greek literature: multum (mediocriter) in graecis litteris versari
    • (ambiguous) to be well-informed, erudite: multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisse
    • (ambiguous) to be well-informed, erudite: multarum rerum cognitione imbutum esse (opp. litterarum or eruditionis expertem esse or [rerum] rudem esse)
    • (ambiguous) for a Roman he is decidedly well educated: sunt in illo, ut in homine Romano, multae litterae (De Sen. 4. 12)
    • (ambiguous) to enjoy close intercourse with... (of master and pupil): multum esse cum aliquo (Fam. 16. 21)
    • (ambiguous) to collect, accumulate instances: multa exempla in unum (locum) colligere
    • (ambiguous) to have great weight as a speaker: multum dicendo valere, posse
    • (ambiguous) to go deeply into a matter, discuss it fully: multa verba facere
    • (ambiguous) to go deeply into a matter, discuss it fully: multum, nimium esse (in aliqua re) (De Or. 2. 4. 17)
    • (ambiguous) he has made several mistakes: saepe (crebro, multa) peccavit, erravit, lapsus est
    • (ambiguous) to make extracts from Cicero's writings: aliquid, multa ex Ciceronis libris excerpere (not excerpere librum)
    • (ambiguous) we are united by many mutual obligations: multa et magna inter nos officia intercedunt (Fam. 13. 65)
    • (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
    • (ambiguous) to prolong a conversation far into the night: sermonem producere in multam noctem (Rep. 6. 10. 10)
    • (ambiguous) much money: pecunia magna, grandis (multum pecuniae)
    • (ambiguous) one of the crowd; a mere individual: unus de or e multis
    • (ambiguous) to be always considering what people think: multum communi hominum opinioni tribuere
    • (ambiguous) to obtain many (few) votes in a century or tribe: multa (pauca) puncta in centuria (tribu) aliqua ferre
    • (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)
    • (ambiguous) a large force, many troops: magnae copiae (not multae)
    • (ambiguous) after many had been wounded on both sides: multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus (B. G. 1. 50)
    • (ambiguous) to have a powerful navy: rebus maritimis multum valere
    • (ambiguous) in short; to be brief: ne multa, quid plura? sed quid opus est plura?
  • 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

Spanish multa (fine)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mulˈta/

Noun

multa

  1. (punishment) fine

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Portuguese

Noun

multa f (plural multas)

  1. fine; ticket (monetary punishment for a violation)

Verb

multa

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of multar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of multar

Spanish

Etymology

Latin

Noun

multa f (plural multas)

  1. fine (fee issued as punishment for breaking the law)

Related terms

Verb

multa

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of multar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of multar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of multar.

Tagalog

Etymology

Spanish multa (fine)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mulˈta/

Noun

multa

  1. (punishment) fine

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