molto

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See also: moltó

Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Navarro-Aragonese muito, from Latin multus (much; many), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (crumbled, crumpled, past passive participle). Compare Polish muito, Italian molto, Catalan molt, and Spanish mucho.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmolto/
  • Rhymes: -olto
  • Syllabification: mol‧to

Determiner

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molto

  1. 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.
  2. too much; too many (an excessive amount of)
    Synonyms: masa, masiau, demasiau
    No m'agrada estar aquí. i hai molta chent.
    I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

Pronoun

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molto

  1. much; many; a lot; lots
    Bella ye buena, moltas no en son.
    Some are good, many aren't.
  2. too much; too many
    Si deixasem moltas ubiertas, podríam tener problemas.
    If too many are left open, we could have some problems.

Adverb

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molto

  1. 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.

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (crumbled, crumpled, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Catalan molt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmol.to/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -olto
  • Hyphenation: mól‧to

Adverb

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molto (superlative moltissimo)

  1. 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.
  2. very, really, very much (with adjectives or adverbs)
    Si stava facendo molto tardi, se non fosse partito, avrebbe perso l'aereo.
    It was getting very late, and if he didn't go, he would miss his plane.
    Il gioco ha regole molto semplici.
    The game has very simple rules.
    Fa molto freddo.
    It's very cold.
  3. much, far, a lot (in expressions of comparison)
    I ghiacciai si sciolgono molto più velocemente di quanto atteso.
    Glaciers are melting much faster than expected.
  4. long, a long time
    Synonym: tanto
    Antonym: poco
    È molto che aspetti?
    Have you been waiting long?

Determiner

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molto (feminine molta, masculine plural molti, feminine plural molte, superlative moltissimo)

  1. 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.
    Queste scarpe mi sono sempre piaciute e ne ho comprate molte nel corso degli anni.
    I have always liked these shoes, and have bought many of them over the years.
    Dobbiamo procedere con molta attenzione.
    We must proceed with great care.

Pronoun

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molto (no feminine, masculine plural molti, feminine plural molte)

  1. much, a lot
    Synonym: tanto
    Antonym: poco
    Non ci vuole molto per far piangere una donna incinta.
    It doesn't take much to make a pregnant woman cry.
  2. (in the plural) many, many people
    Antonym: pochi
    Per molti il ballo è una passione.
    Dancing is a passion for many people.

Noun

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molto m (uncountable)

  1. the many
  2. the large part
  3. a great deal

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (wether).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moltō m (genitive moltōnis); third declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) wether

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative moltō moltōnēs
Genitive moltōnis moltōnum
Dative moltōnī moltōnibus
Accusative moltōnem moltōnēs
Ablative moltōne moltōnibus
Vocative moltō moltōnēs

Descendants

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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molto

  1. genitive singular of molad

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
molto
also mmolto after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
molto
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.