multa

See also: multá and múlta

Languages (21)

Catalan • Cebuano • Central Bikol • Esperanto • Finnish • Galician • Hiligaynon • Ido • Ingrian • Italian • Latin • Limos Kalinga • Maltese • Occitan • Pangasinan • Portuguese • Spanish • Tagalog • Tausug • Waray-Waray • Yakan

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin multa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈmul.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmul.ta]

Noun

multa f (plural multes)

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

Related terms

• multar

Further reading

• “multa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “multa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “multa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “multa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Etymology 2

Verb

multa

1. inflection of multar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mul‧ta
• IPA^(key): /mulˈta/ [mʊl̪ˈt̪a]

Noun

multá

1. fine (punishment)

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mul‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈmulta/ [ˈmul̪.ta]

Noun

múlta

1. fine

Derived terms

• magmulta
• makamulta
• mamultahan
• multahan

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multusder.

Esperanto multa

From Latin multus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulta/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Audio 3:

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• Rhymes: -ulta
• Syllabification: mul‧ta

Adjective

multa (accusative singular multan, plural multaj, accusative plural multajn)

1. much, a lot

   Antonyms: kelka, malmulta

   Hypernym: pluraj

Derived terms

• multangulo (“polygon”)

Further reading

• “multa”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “multa”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmultɑ/, [ˈmul̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ultɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mul‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): mul‧ta

Etymology 1

Some multa on the ground

From Proto-Finnic *multa, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *muldō (earlier *muldā), compare Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda, “dust”) and English mould. Cognates include Estonian muld, Votic multõ, Ingrian multa, Livonian mūlda.

Noun

multa

1. mold, mull (humus); soil or earth suitable for growing plants, a mixture of mineral soil and humus
2. (literary) earth (especially as that which covers the dead)

Declension

Inflection of multa (Kotus type 10*I/koira, lt–ll gradation)
nominative		multa	mullat
genitive		mullan	multien
partitive		multaa	multia
illative		multaan	multiin
		singular	plural
nominative		multa	mullat
accusative	nom.	multa	mullat
	gen.	mullan
genitive		mullan	multien multain rare
partitive		multaa	multia
inessive		mullassa	mullissa
elative		mullasta	mullista
illative		multaan	multiin
adessive		mullalla	mullilla
ablative		mullalta	mullilta
allative		mullalle	mullille
essive		multana	multina
translative		mullaksi	mulliksi
abessive		mullatta	mullitta
instructive		—	mullin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of multa (Kotus type 10*I/koira, lt–ll gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative multani multani accusative nom. multani multani gen. multani genitive multani multieni multaini rare partitive multaani multiani inessive mullassani mullissani elative mullastani mullistani illative multaani multiini adessive mullallani mullillani ablative mullaltani mulliltani allative mullalleni mullilleni essive multanani multinani translative mullakseni mullikseni abessive mullattani mullittani instructive — — comitative — multineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative multasi multasi accusative nom. multasi multasi gen. multasi genitive multasi multiesi multaisi rare partitive multaasi multiasi inessive mullassasi mullissasi elative mullastasi mullistasi illative multaasi multiisi adessive mullallasi mullillasi ablative mullaltasi mulliltasi allative mullallesi mullillesi essive multanasi multinasi translative mullaksesi mulliksesi abessive mullattasi mullittasi instructive — — comitative — multinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative multamme multamme accusative nom. multamme multamme gen. multamme genitive multamme multiemme multaimme rare partitive multaamme multiamme inessive mullassamme mullissamme elative mullastamme mullistamme illative multaamme multiimme adessive mullallamme mullillamme ablative mullaltamme mulliltamme allative mullallemme mullillemme essive multanamme multinamme translative mullaksemme mulliksemme abessive mullattamme mullittamme instructive — — comitative — multinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative multanne multanne accusative nom. multanne multanne gen. multanne genitive multanne multienne multainne rare partitive multaanne multianne inessive mullassanne mullissanne elative mullastanne mullistanne illative multaanne multiinne adessive mullallanne mullillanne ablative mullaltanne mulliltanne allative mullallenne mullillenne essive multananne multinanne translative mullaksenne mulliksenne abessive mullattanne mullittanne instructive — — comitative — multinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative multansa multansa accusative nom. multansa multansa gen. multansa genitive multansa multiensa multainsa rare partitive multaansa multiaan multiansa inessive mullassaan mullassansa mullissaan mullissansa elative mullastaan mullastansa mullistaan mullistansa illative multaansa multiinsa adessive mullallaan mullallansa mullillaan mullillansa ablative mullaltaan mullaltansa mulliltaan mulliltansa allative mullalleen mullallensa mullilleen mullillensa essive multanaan multanansa multinaan multinansa translative mullakseen mullaksensa mullikseen mulliksensa abessive mullattaan mullattansa mullittaan mullittansa instructive — — comitative — multineen multinensa

Derived terms

adjectives

• multainen
• multamainen
• multava

nouns

• mullas
• mullos

proper nouns

• Multala
• Multanen

verbs

• mullata
• mullittaa
• multaantua
• multautua

compounds

• hapanmultamaannos
• hiekkamulta
• kastanjamultamaannos
• keltamulta
• kompostimulta
• kukkamulta
• kylvömulta
• lantamulta
• lehtimulta
• mullanharmaa
• mullanvärinen
• multakerros
• multakokkare
• multamaa
• Multamäki
• multapaakku
• multapenkki
• multapitoinen
• multaseos
• multasieni
• Multisilta
• mustamulta
• punamulta
• puutarhamulta
• ruokamulta
• taimimulta
• turvemulta

See also

• musta
• muta

Further reading

• “multa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

multa

1. (colloquial) ablative singular of mä

See also

• minulta

Anagrams

• almut

Galician

Etymology

From Latin multa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulta/ [ˈmul̪.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ulta
• Hyphenation: mul‧ta

Noun

multa f (plural multas)

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

Related terms

• multar

Further reading

• “multa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulta/ [ˈmul.ta]
• Hyphenation: mul‧ta

Noun

multa

1. fine (fee)

Verb

multa

1. to fine

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto multa, Latin multus, French moult, Italian molto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulta/

Adjective

multa

1. many

   Antonym: poka

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *multa. Cognates include Finnish multa and Estonian muld.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmultɑ/, [ˈmuɫt]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmultɑ/, [ˈmuɫd̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ult, -ultɑ
• Hyphenation: mul‧ta

Noun

multa

1. mould (loose soil)

Declension

Declension of multa (type 3/koira, lt-ll gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	multa	mullat
genitive	mullan	multiin
partitive	multaa	multia
illative	multaa	multii
inessive	mullaas	mulliis
elative	mullast	mullist
allative	mullalle	mullille
adessive	mullaal	mulliil
ablative	mullalt	mullilt
translative	mullaks	mulliks
essive	multanna, multaan	multinna, multiin
exessive1)	multant	multint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• leipämulta
• mullakas
• mullattaa
• mullikko
• mullittaa
• multamaa

References

• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 317

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmul.ta/
• Rhymes: -ulta
• Hyphenation: mùl‧ta

Etymology 1

From Latin multa.

Noun

multa f (plural multe)

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

Related terms

• multare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

multa

1. inflection of multare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• multa in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• multa in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• multa in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• multa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• multa in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• multa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• multa:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmʊɫ.ta]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmul.ta]
• multā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmʊɫ.taː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmul.ta]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *moltā, of unknown origin. Cognates in other Italic languages include Oscan molto and Umbrian 𐌌𐌖𐌕𐌖 (mutu).

Alternative forms

• mulcta

Noun

multa f (genitive multae); first declension

1. fine, monetary penalty

   Synonyms: damnum, (Mediaeval Latin) wīta

   • 69 BCE, Cicero, Pro Caecina 30.98:

     Aut suā voluntāte aut lēgis multā profectī sunt; quam multam sī sufferre voluissent, manēre in cīvitāte potuissent.

     They have gone either of their own accord, or in consequence of some penalty inflicted by the law; though if they had been willing to submit to the penalty, they might have remained in the city.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	multa	multae
genitive	multae	multārum
dative	multae	multīs
accusative	multam	multās
ablative	multā	multīs
vocative	multa	multae

Related terms

• multō (“to fine”)

Descendants

• Catalan: multa
• Emilian: mûlta
• English: mulct
• Galician: multa
• Middle French: mulcte
• Italian: multa
• Norwegian: mulkt
• Occitan: multa
• Portuguese: multa
• Sicilian: murta
• Spanish: multa (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

multa

1. inflection of multus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
   2. nominative/ablative/vocative feminine singular

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

multā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of multō

References

• “multa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “multa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "multa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “multa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) our generation has seen many victories: nostra aetas multas victorias vidit
    
  • (ambiguous) the day is already far advanced: multus dies or multa lux est
    
  • (ambiguous) till late at night: ad multam noctem
    
  • (ambiguous) late at night: multa de nocte
    
  • (ambiguous) Homer lived many years before the foundation of Rome: Homerus fuit multis annis ante Romam conditam
    
  • (ambiguous) with many tears: multis cum lacrimis
    
  • (ambiguous) I was induced by several considerations to..: multae causae me impulerunt ad aliquid or ut...
    
  • (ambiguous) in many respects; in many points: multis rebus or locis
    
  • (ambiguous) to contribute much towards...; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in..: multum valere ad aliquid
    
  • (ambiguous) to contribute much towards...; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in..: multum afferre ad aliquid
    
  • (ambiguous) to experience the ups and downs of life: multis casibus iactari
    
  • (ambiguous) to be severely tried by misfortune: multis iniquitatibus exerceri
    
  • (ambiguous) to considerably (in no way) further the common good: multum (nihil) ad communem utilitatem afferre
    
  • (ambiguous) to be highly favoured by; to be influential with..: multum valere gratia apud aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) to consider of importance; to set much (some) store by a thing: multum (aliquid) alicui rei tribuere
    
  • (ambiguous) to value, esteem a person: multum alicui tribuere
    
  • (ambiguous) to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight: multum auctoritate valere, posse apud aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight: alicuius auctoritas multum valet apud aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) to expend great labour on a thing: egregiam operam (multum, plus etc. operae) dare alicui rei
    
  • (ambiguous) to exert oneself very energetically in a matter: multum operae ac laboris consumere in aliqua re
    
  • (ambiguous) to be involved in many undertakings; to be much occupied, embarrassed, overwhelmed by business-claims: multis negotiis implicatum, districtum, distentum, obrutum esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to possess great ability: intellegentia or mente multum valere
    
  • (ambiguous) to have a good memory: memoriā (multum) valere (opp. memoriā vacillare)
    
  • (ambiguous) varied, manifold experience: multarum rerum usus
    
  • (ambiguous) he has had many painful experiences: multa acerba expertus est
    
  • (ambiguous) to be well (slightly) acquainted with Greek literature: multum (mediocriter) in graecis litteris versari
    
  • (ambiguous) to be well-informed, erudite: multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisse
    
  • (ambiguous) to be well-informed, erudite: multarum rerum cognitione imbutum esse (opp. litterarum or eruditionis expertem esse or [rerum] rudem esse)
    
  • (ambiguous) for a Roman he is decidedly well educated: sunt in illo, ut in homine Romano, multae litterae (De Sen. 4. 12)
    
  • (ambiguous) to enjoy close intercourse with... (of master and pupil): multum esse cum aliquo (Fam. 16. 21)
    
  • (ambiguous) to collect, accumulate instances: multa exempla in unum (locum) colligere
    
  • (ambiguous) to have great weight as a speaker: multum dicendo valere, posse
    
  • (ambiguous) to go deeply into a matter, discuss it fully: multa verba facere
    
  • (ambiguous) to go deeply into a matter, discuss it fully: multum, nimium esse (in aliqua re) (De Or. 2. 4. 17)
    
  • (ambiguous) he has made several mistakes: saepe (crebro, multa) peccavit, erravit, lapsus est
    
  • (ambiguous) to make extracts from Cicero's writings: aliquid, multa ex Ciceronis libris excerpere (not excerpere librum)
    
  • (ambiguous) we are united by many mutual obligations: multa et magna inter nos officia intercedunt (Fam. 13. 65)
    
  • (ambiguous) to talk of a subject which was then the common topic of conversation: in eum sermonem incidere, qui tum fere multis erat in ore
    
  • (ambiguous) to prolong a conversation far into the night: sermonem producere in multam noctem (Rep. 6. 10. 10)
    
  • (ambiguous) much money: pecunia magna, grandis (multum pecuniae)
    
  • (ambiguous) one of the crowd; a mere individual: unus de or e multis
    
  • (ambiguous) to be always considering what people think: multum communi hominum opinioni tribuere
    
  • (ambiguous) to obtain many (few) votes in a century or tribe: multa (pauca) puncta in centuria (tribu) aliqua ferre
    
  • (ambiguous) to impose a fine (used of the prosecutor or the tribunus plebis proposing a fine to be ratified by the people): multam irrogare alicui (Cic. Dom. 17. 45)
    
  • (ambiguous) a large force, many troops: magnae copiae (not multae)
    
  • (ambiguous) after many had been wounded on both sides: multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus (B. G. 1. 50)
    
  • (ambiguous) to have a powerful navy: rebus maritimis multum valere
    
  • (ambiguous) in short; to be brief: ne multa, quid plura? sed quid opus est plura?
    
• “multa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “multa”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Anagrams

• latum

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa (“fine”).

Noun

multa

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian multa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmul.ta/
• Rhymes: -ulta

Noun

multa f (plural multi)

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

   multa imposta ― an imposed fine

Related terms

• mmulta

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin multa.

Noun

multa f (plural multas)

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

Related terms

• multar

Pangasinan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa (“fine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mulˈta/

Noun

multa

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

See also

• bayad
• parusa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuw.tɐ/ [ˈmuʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuw.tɐ/ [ˈmuʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuw.ta/ [ˈmuʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmul.tɐ/ [ˈmuɫ.tɐ]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: mul‧ta

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin multa.

Noun

multa f (plural multas)

1. fine; ticket (monetary punishment for a violation)

   Synonym: coima

Related terms

• multar

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Mult

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

multa

1. inflection of multar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “multa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “multa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “multa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “multa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “multa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulta/ [ˈmul̪.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ulta
• Syllabification: mul‧ta

Etymology 1

From Latin multa.

Noun

multa f (plural multas)

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

Related terms

• multar

Descendants

• → Cebuano: multa
• → Central Bikol: multa
• → Limos Kalinga: multa
• → Pangasinan: multa
• → Tagalog: multá
• → Tausug: multa
• → Waray-Waray: multa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

multa

1. inflection of multar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “multa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa (“fine”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mulˈta/ [mʊlˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: mul‧ta

Noun

multá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ᜔ᜆ)

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

See also

• bayad
• parusa

Further reading

• “multa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• tumal, mulat

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /multa/ [mʊlˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: mul‧ta

Noun

multa (Sulat Sūg spelling مُلْتَ)

1. (Philippines) fine (fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

   Synonym: dinda (Indonesia, Malaysia)

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa (“fine”).

Noun

multá

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish multa (“fine”).

Noun

multa

1. fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)