multo

See also: multó and multò

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈmul.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmul.to]

Verb

multo

1. first-person singular present indicative of multar

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós

Proto-Italic *mortwos

Latin mortuus

Vulgar Latin *mortu(s)

Old Spanish muerto

Spanish muertoder.

Cebuano multo

Derived from Spanish muerto (“dead”).

Noun

multo

1. (rare) a ghost; the disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter

   Synonym: kalag

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish muerto (“dead”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mul‧to

Noun

multo

1. ghost; apparition of the dead

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulto/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ulto
• Syllabification: mul‧to

Noun

multo (accusative singular multon, plural multoj, accusative plural multojn)

1. a sizeable quantity or number

Derived terms

• plimulto

Further reading

• “multo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “multo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian molto.

Adverb

multo

1. very

Related terms

• multe

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmul.to/
• Rhymes: -ulto
• Hyphenation: mùl‧to

Verb

multo

1. first-person singular present indicative of multare

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *moltā

Latin multa

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin multō

From multa (“penalty, fine”) + -ō.

Verb

multō (present infinitive multāre, perfect active multāvī, supine multātum); first conjugation

1. (law) to punish, to sentence, to fine [with ablative]

   Synonyms: castīgō, pūniō, expiō, mulctō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, moneō, plēctō, ulcīscor, exsequor

   • De viris illustribus Urbis Romae a Romulo ad Augustum, LVI Charles François Lhomond:

     Mithridatem tamen [Sulla] pecunia mulctavit

     However, he (Sulla) punished Mithridates with money

2. to confiscate the assets

Conjugation

   Conjugation of multō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	multō		multās		multat		multāmus		multātis		multant
	imperfect	multābam		multābās		multābat		multābāmus		multābātis		multābant
	future	multābō		multābis		multābit		multābimus		multābitis		multābunt
	perfect	multāvī		multāvistī		multāvit		multāvimus		multāvistis		multāvērunt, multāvēre
	pluperfect	multāveram		multāverās		multāverat		multāverāmus		multāverātis		multāverant
	future perfect	multāverō		multāveris		multāverit		multāverimus		multāveritis		multāverint
passive	present	multor		multāris, multāre		multātur		multāmur		multāminī		multantur
	imperfect	multābar		multābāris, multābāre		multābātur		multābāmur		multābāminī		multābantur
	future	multābor		multāberis, multābere		multābitur		multābimur		multābiminī		multābuntur
	perfect	multātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	multātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	multātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	multem		multēs		multet		multēmus		multētis		multent
	imperfect	multārem		multārēs		multāret		multārēmus		multārētis		multārent
	perfect	multāverim		multāverīs		multāverit		multāverīmus		multāverītis		multāverint
	pluperfect	multāvissem		multāvissēs		multāvisset		multāvissēmus		multāvissētis		multāvissent
passive	present	multer		multēris, multēre		multētur		multēmur		multēminī		multentur
	imperfect	multārer		multārēris, multārēre		multārētur		multārēmur		multārēminī		multārentur
	perfect	multātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	multātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		multā		—		—		multāte		—
	future	—		multātō		multātō		—		multātōte		multantō
passive	present	—		multāre		—		—		multāminī		—
	future	—		multātor		multātor		—		—		multantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		multāre			multārī			multāns			—
future		multātūrum esse			multātum īrī			multātūrus			multandus
perfect		multāvisse			multātum esse			—			multātus
future perfect		—			multātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		multātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		multandī		multandō		multandum		multandō		multātum		multātū

Alternative forms

• mulctō

Related terms

• multa
• multāticus
• multātiō

Descendants

• Italian: multare
• Portuguese: multar
• Sicilian: murtari
• Spanish: multar

Etymology 2

Adverbial ablative from multus (“much”).

Adverb

multō (not comparable)

1. by much, much, by far; far, long

   Synonym: nimiō

   Antonym: paulō

   multō post ― much later

   multō ante ― a long time ago

Usage notes

• Used with comparatives or other words implying comparison as well as superlatives.

Related terms

• multum

See also

• aliquantō
• nihilō
• nimiō
• nūllō
• paulō
• quantō
• tantō

Adjective

multō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of multus

References

• “multo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “multo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "multo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “multo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to punish by banishment: aliquem exsilio afficere, multare
    
  • to condemn some one to a fine: pecunia multare aliquem
    
  • to punish any one with death: morte multare aliquem (Catil. 1. 11. 28)
    
  • (ambiguous) our generation has seen many victories: nostra aetas multas victorias vidit
    
  • (ambiguous) to foresee the far distant future: futura or casus futuros (multo ante) prospicere
    
  • (ambiguous) the day is already far advanced: multus dies or multa lux est
    
  • (ambiguous) late at night: multa de nocte
    
  • (ambiguous) he has had many painful experiences: multa acerba expertus est
    
  • (ambiguous) to be well-informed, erudite: multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisse
    
  • (ambiguous) to collect, accumulate instances: multa exempla in unum (locum) colligere
    
  • (ambiguous) to go deeply into a matter, discuss it fully: multa verba facere
    
  • (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 obtain many (few) votes in a century or tribe: multa (pauca) puncta in centuria (tribu) aliqua ferre
    
  • (ambiguous) the victory cost much blood and many wounds, was very dearly bought: victoria multo sanguine ac vulneribus stetit (Liv. 23. 30)
    
  • (ambiguous) in short; to be brief: ne multa, quid plura? sed quid opus est plura?
    
• multo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós

Proto-Italic *mortwos

Latin mortuus

Vulgar Latin *mortu(s)

Old Spanish muerto

Spanish muertobor.

Masbatenyo multo

Borrowed from Spanish muerto (“dead”).

Noun

multo

1. ghost; specter

   Synonym: kalag

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

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

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ultu, (Brazil) -uwtu
• Hyphenation: mul‧to

Verb

multo

1. first-person singular present indicative of multar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulto/ [ˈmul̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ulto
• Syllabification: mul‧to

Verb

multo

1. first-person singular present indicative of multar

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós

Proto-Italic *mortwos

Latin mortuus

Vulgar Latin *mortu(s)

Old Spanish muerto

Spanish muertobor.

Tagalog multo

Early borrowing from Spanish muerto (“dead”) with sound shift of /ɾ/ to /l/ and stress shift following a closed penultimate syllable, from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus. Doublet of muwerto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mulˈto/ [mʊlˈt̪o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: mul‧to

Noun

multó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. ghost; specter

   Synonyms: (diminutive) mumo, aparisyon, (dialectal) sandurugo

2. spirit of a deceased person

   Synonyms: kaluluwa, espiritu

3. (figurative) act of haunting (like a ghost)

Derived terms

• multuhin

Related terms

• amortisasyon
• inmortal
• inmortalidad
• inmortalisa
• inmortalisasyon
• mortal
• mortalidad
• mortipikasyon
• mortuworyo
• muwerto

Further reading

• “multo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “multo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• lumot