multe
Esperanto
Etymology
From multa (“many, much, a lot”) + -e (adverbial suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmulte/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -ulte
- Syllabification: mul‧te
Adverb
multe
- a lot
- Antonym: malmulte
- Kiom da katoj vi havas? Mi havas multe. ― How many cats do you have? I have a lot.
- 2025 November 27, Renée Triolle, “La unua eŭropano, kiu vizitis Tibeton Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969)”, in uea.facila[1], archived from the original on 23 December 2025:
- Kiel junulino ŝi multe vojaĝis en Eŭropo.
- As a young woman, she travelled a lot in Europe.
Usage notes
Multe is often used in conjunction with the preposition da, forming the phrase a lot of.
- Mi havas multe da katoj.
- I have a lot of cats.
Further reading
- “multe”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “multe”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present
- Wells, John C. (1992), “mult/a, far, lot, much, plenty”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary[2], →ISBN, pages 118, 251, 299, 312, 335
- Benson, Peter J. (1995), “deal, lot, plenty, way, well”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary[3], →ISBN, pages 154, 307, 389, 576, 579
- Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “mult-a”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary[4], →OL, page 278
- Motteau, Achille (1907), “mult-o”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary[5], →OCLC, page 97
Interlingua
Determiner
multe
- (quantitative) many
Related terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmul.te/
- Rhymes: -ulte
- Hyphenation: mùl‧te
Noun
multe f
- plural of multa
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmʊɫ.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmul.te]
Adjective
multe
- vocative masculine singular of multus
Middle English
Noun
multe
- alternative form of milte
Old French
Adjective
multe m (oblique and nominative feminine singular multe)
- alternative form of molt
Adverb
multe
- alternative form of molt
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmuw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈmuʊ̯.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmuw.te/ [ˈmuʊ̯.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmul.tɨ/ [ˈmuɫ.tɨ]
- Hyphenation: mul‧te
Verb
multe
- inflection of multar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmul.te/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ulte
- Hyphenation: mul‧te
Adjective
multe
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmulte/ [ˈmul̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ulte
- Syllabification: mul‧te
Verb
multe
- inflection of multar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative