multe

See also: multé and múlté

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multusder.

Esperanto multa

Proto-Italic *-ēd

Old Latin -ēd

Latin -ebor.

Russian -е (-e)influ.

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Polish -einflu.

Czech -einflu.

Esperanto -e

Esperanto multe

From multa (“many, much, a lot”) + -e (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulte/

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• Rhymes: -ulte
• Syllabification: mul‧te

Adverb

multe

2. a lot

   Antonym: malmulte

   Kiom da katoj vi havas? Mi havas multe. ― How many cats do you have? I have a lot.

   • 2025 November 27, Renée Triolle, “La unua eŭropano, kiu vizitis Tibeton Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969)”, in uea.facila‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 December 2025:

     Kiel junulino ŝi multe vojaĝis en Eŭropo.

     As a young woman, she travelled a lot in Europe.

Usage notes

Multe is often used in conjunction with the preposition da, forming the phrase a lot of.

Mi havas multe da katoj.

I have a lot of cats.

Further reading

• “multe”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “multe”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
• Wells, John C. (1992), “mult/a, far, lot, much, plenty”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary‎^[2], →ISBN, pages 118, 251, 299, 312, 335
• Benson, Peter J. (1995), “deal, lot, plenty, way, well”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary‎^[3], →ISBN, pages 154, 307, 389, 576, 579
• Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “mult-a”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[4], →OL, page 278
• Motteau, Achille (1907), “mult-o”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[5], →OCLC, page 97

Interlingua

Determiner

multe

1. (quantitative) many

Related terms

• multo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmul.te/
• Rhymes: -ulte
• Hyphenation: mùl‧te

Noun

multe f

1. plural of multa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmʊɫ.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmul.te]

Adjective

multe

1. vocative masculine singular of multus

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

multe

1. alternative form of milte

Etymology 2

Verb

multe

1. (Berkshire) alternative form of melten

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• molte (cloudberry)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʉl.tə/
• Rhymes: -ʉltə
• Hyphenation: mul‧te

Etymology 1

A cloudberry plant with ripe fruit

Originally meaning "soft berry"; related to Swedish multen (“rotten”) and melta (“to digest”).

Noun

multe f or m (definite singular multa or multen, indefinite plural multer, definite plural multene)

1. (botany) a cloudberry plant; the perennial, dioecious plant Rubus chamaemorus, with kidney-shaped leaves, white flowers, and yellow fruit
2. a cloudberry; the fruit of the cloudberry plant

   plukke multer ― to pick cloudberries

   ha multer til dessert ― to have cloudberries for dessert

   • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 440:

     der rødned multer i myr

     cloudberries reddened in the bog

   • 2001, Jon Michelet, Den frosne kvinnen:

     [han] gir sin kollega et klaps der han er høyest når han plukker molter

     [he] gives his colleague a slap where he is highest while he is picking cloudberries

   • 2012, Vigdis Hjorth, Leve posthornet!:

     til dessert var det multekrem laget av multer fra Hardangervidda

     for dessert there was cloudberry cream made from cloudberries from Hardangervidda

   • 2022, Erlend Loe, Giæver og Iunker, page 75:

     man kunne ha gått tur til Giævermyra og plukket multer

     one could have gone for a walk to Giævermyra and picked cloudberries

Derived terms

• multekrem (“cloudberry cream”), multelikør (“cloudberry liqueur”), multesyltetøy (“cloudberry jam”)

Etymology 2

A thicklip grey mullet

Borrowed from English mullet (“grey mullet”), same origin as mulle (“mullet”).

Noun

multe m (definite singular multen, indefinite plural multer, definite plural multene)

1. (zoology) a mullet; a fish of the family Mugilidae

   tykkleppet multe — thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus

   tynnleppet multe — thinlip grey mullet, Liza ramada

2. (zoology, in the plural) mullets; the mullet family, Mugilidae

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

multe

1. past of mule (“to sulk, pout”)

References

• “multe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “mule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “multe_1” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
• “multe_2” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
• “mule_1” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Anagrams

• tumle

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmul.te/, [ˈmuɫ.te]

Verb

multe

1. inflection of meltan:
   1. second-person singular preterite indicative
   2. singular preterite subjunctive

Old French

Adjective

multe m (feminine multe)

1. alternative form of molt

Adverb

multe

1. alternative form of molt

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈmuʊ̯.t͡ʃi]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmul.tɨ/ [ˈmuɫ.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: mul‧te

Verb

multe

1. inflection of multar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmul.te/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ulte
• Hyphenation: mul‧te

Adjective

multe

1. feminine plural of mult (“many”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulte/ [ˈmul̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ulte
• Syllabification: mul‧te

Verb

multe

1. inflection of multar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative