molto
التعريفات والمعاني
== Aragonese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
muito, muto
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Navarro-Aragonese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Italian molto, Catalan molt, and Spanish mucho.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmolto/
Syllabification: mol‧to
Rhymes: -olto
=== Determiner ===
molto
much; many; a lot of; lots of
Tiengo moltas cosas pa fer, ― I have many things to do.
Ha pleviu molta augua. ― It rained a lot.
too much; too many (an excessive amount of)
Synonyms: masa, masiau, demasiau
=== Pronoun ===
molto
much; many; a lot; lots
Bella ye buena, moltas no en son. ― Some are good, many aren't.
too much; too many
=== Adverb ===
molto
very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)
Synonyms: arrienda, buena cosa, buen tallo, a-saber-lo
Me fas molto goyo. ― I like you very much.
=== Further reading ===
Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Derived from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Catalan molt.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmol.to/
Rhymes: -olto
Hyphenation: mól‧to
=== Adverb ===
molto (superlative moltissimo)
much, very much, a lot (with verbs)
Synonym: tanto
Antonym: poco
A essere onesto, non mi piace molto. ― I don't like it very much, to be frank.
very, really, very much (with adjectives or adverbs)
Il gioco ha regole molto semplici. ― The game has very simple rules.
Fa molto freddo. ― It's very cold.
much, far, a lot (in expressions of comparison)
long, a long time
Synonym: tanto
Antonym: poco
È molto che aspetti? ― Have you been waiting long?
=== Determiner ===
molto (feminine molta, masculine plural molti, feminine plural molte, superlative moltissimo)
a lot of, much, great, (in the plural) many, a lot of, lots of
Synonym: tanto
Antonym: poco
Voglio molti amici. ― I want many friends.
Ho mangiato molta cioccolata ultimamente. ― I've been eating a lot of chocolate lately.
Dobbiamo procedere con molta attenzione. ― We must proceed with great care.
=== Pronoun ===
molto (feminine molta, masculine plural molti, feminine plural molte)
much, a lot
Synonym: tanto
Antonym: poco
(in the plural) many, many people
Antonym: pochi
Per molti il ballo è una passione. ― Dancing is a passion for many people.
=== Noun ===
molto m (uncountable)
(Can we add an example for this sense?) the many
(Can we add an example for this sense?) the large part
(Can we add an example for this sense?) a great deal
=== See also ===
multi-, molti-
=== Further reading ===
molto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
molto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
molto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɔɫ.toː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɔl.to]
Hyphenation: mol‧tō
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
==== Noun ====
moltō m (genitive moltōnis); third declension
(Medieval Latin) wether
===== Declension =====
Third-declension noun.
===== Alternative forms =====
montō, multō, mutō, muttō
===== Descendants =====
Catalan: moltó
Old French: mouton, moton, multon, multum, mutun, multunMiddle French: moutonFrench: moutonHaitian Creole: moutonLouisiana Creole: moutonSeychellois Creole: mouton→ English: mouton>? Galician: motóaNorman: moutonWalloon: moton→ Middle English: motoun, moton, motun, moten, mutoun, motone, mutton, motton, moteneEnglish: muttonScots: muttonYola: muthon, mothoon
Italian: montone
Sicilian: muntuni
→ Maltese: muntun
=== Etymology 2 ===
Adverbial ablative from moltus (“much”).
==== Adverb ====
moltō (not comparable)
Old Latin form of multō
=== Etymology 3 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Adjective ====
moltō
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of moltus
== Old Irish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmol̪.t̪o/
Rhymes: -ol̪t̪o
Hyphenation: mol‧to
=== Noun ===
molto
genitive singular of molad
=== Mutation ===
== Oscan ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Italic *moltā.
=== Noun ===
molto (nominative singular)
fine
==== Declension ====
moltam (accusative singular)
moltas (genitive singular or accusative plural)
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “multus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 394
Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary[1], page 320