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“multa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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.
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.
“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’s 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, 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 fuitmultis 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 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 officiaintercedunt (Fam. 13. 65)
(ambiguous) to talk of a subject which was then the common topic of conversation: in eum sermonemincidere, 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