molto
Aragonese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old 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
- 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)
Pronoun
molto
- much; many; a lot; lots
- Bella ye buena, moltas no en son.
- Some are good, many aren't.
- too much; too many
- Si deixasem moltas ubiertas, podríam tener problemas.
- If too many are left open, we could have some problems.
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
Italian
Etymology
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/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -olto
- Hyphenation: mól‧to
Adverb
molto (superlative moltissimo)
- much, very much, a lot (with verbs)
- 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.
- 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.
- long, a long time
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.
- 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
molto (feminine molta, masculine plural molti, feminine plural molte)
- much, a lot
- (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)
- the many
- the large part
- a great deal
See also
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɔɫ.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɔl̪.t̪o]
Noun
moltō m (genitive moltōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | moltō | moltōnēs |
| genitive | moltōnis | moltōnum |
| dative | moltōnī | moltōnibus |
| accusative | moltōnem | moltōnēs |
| ablative | moltōne | moltōnibus |
| vocative | moltō | moltōnēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: moltó
- Old French: mouton, moton, multon, multum, mutun, multun
- Italian: montone
- Sicilian: muntuni
- → Maltese: muntun
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmol͈to/
Noun
molto
- genitive singular of molad
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| molto also mmolto in h-prothesis environments |
molto pronounced with /β̃-/ |
molto also mmolto |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.