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muito

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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

  2. 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.
  4. too much; too many (an excessive amount of)
    Synonyms: masa, masiau, demasiau
    No m'agrada estar aquí. i hai muita chent.
    I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

Pronoun

muito

  1. much; many; a lot; lots
    Bella ye buena, muitas no en son.
    Some are good, many aren't.
  2. 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

  2. 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)‎, Zaragoza: EDACAR, 2023, →ISSN
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Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmujto/ [ˈmuj.t̪ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ujto
  • Hyphenation: mui‧to

Adjective

muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)

  1. alternative form of moito

Adverb

muito

  1. alternative form of moito

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin multus

Adjective

muito (feminine muita)

  1. (in the singular) much
  2. (in the plural) many

Adverb

muito

  1. much, a lot, very

Descendants

  • Spanish: mucho, muy

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]
 

Determiner

muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)

  2. much; many; a lot of; lots of
    Synonyms: bastante, (Angola, Portugal) bué, (Mozambique) maningue
    Tenho muitas coisas para fazer.
    I have many things to do.
    Choveu muita água.
    It rained a lot.
  4. 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)

  1. much; many; a lot; lots
    Algumas são boas, muitas são ruins.
    Some are good, many are bad.
  2. 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

Adverb

muito (not comparable)

  2. very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)
    Synonyms: bastante, (informal) bem, (Angola, Portugal) bué, (Mozambique) maningue
    Gosto muito de você. ― I like you very much.
    Está muito frio. ― It is very cold.

Descendants

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