muito
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 Catalan molt, Galician moito, Italian molto, Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Spanish mucho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmwito/
- Syllabification: mui‧to
- Rhymes: -ito
Determiner
muito
- much; many; a lot of; lots of
- Tiengo muitas cosas pa fer ― I have many things to do.
- Ha pleviu muita augua. ― It rained a lot.
- too much; too many (an excessive amount of)
Pronoun
muito
- much; many; a lot; lots
- Bella ye buena, muitas no en son.
- Some are good, many aren't.
- too much; too many
- Si deixasem muitas ubiertas, podríam tener problemas.
- If too many are left open, we could have some problems.
Derived terms
- muitisimo
Adverb
muito
- very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)
- Synonyms: arrienda, buena cosa, buen tallo, a-saber-lo
- Me fas muito goyo. ― I like you very much.
Further reading
- “muito”, in Diccionario ortografico de l’aragonés (seguntes la PO de l’EFA)[1], Zaragoza: EDACAR, 2023, →ISSN
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmujto/ [ˈmuj.t̪ʊ]
- Rhymes: -ujto
- Hyphenation: mui‧to
Adjective
muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)
- alternative form of moito
Adverb
muito
- alternative form of moito
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Aragonese muito, Catalan molt, Galician moito, Italian molto, Romanian mult, Spanish mucho.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/ [ˈmũɪ̯̃.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmũj̃.to/ [ˈmũɪ̯̃.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/, (some speakers) /ˈmũ.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/
- (Azores) IPA(key): /ˈmỹ.tu/, [ˈmỹt]
Audio (Brazil): (file) Audio (Portugal): (file) - Hyphenation: mui‧to
Determiner
muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)
- much; many; a lot of; lots of
- too much; too many (an excessive amount of)
- Synonym: demais
- Não gosto daqui. Tem muita gente.
- I don’t like it here. There are too many people.
Pronoun
muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)
- much; many; a lot; lots
- Algumas são boas, muitas são ruins.
- Some are good, many are bad.
- too much; too many
- Se muitas forem deixadas destrancadas, isso pode causar problemas.
- If too many are left unlocked, this can cause problems.
Usage notes
- The word muito and its derivatives (muita, muitos, muitas, mui) are the one of the only words in Portuguese to contain unmarked nasalization.
Derived terms
- há muito
- muitíssimo
- muito de
- quando muito
Adverb
muito (not comparable)
Descendants
- Macanese: muto