molto

From Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmol.to/

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• Rhymes: -olto

molto

1. much, very much, a lot
   • A essere onesto, non mi piace molto. - I don't like it very much, to be frank.
2. (with an adverb or adjective) very, really, very much
   • Si stava facendo molto tardi, se non fosse partito, avrebbe perso l'aereo. - It was getting very late, and if he didn't go, he would miss his plane.
   • Il gioco ha regole molto semplici. - The game has very simple rules.
3. (in expressions of comparison) much, far, a lot
   • I ghiacciai si sciolgono molto più velocemente di quanto atteso. - Glaciers melting much faster than expected.
4. long, a long time
   • E' molto che aspetti? - Have you been waiting long?

• (much; a lot): poco

molto (feminine singular molta, masculine plural molti, feminine plural molte)

1. a lot of, much, great, (in the plural) many, a lot of, lots of
   • Voglio molti amici. - I want many friends.
   • Ho mangiato molta cioccolata ultimamente. - I've been eating a lot of chocolate lately.
2. great, much, very
   • Fa molto freddo. - It's very cold.
   • Dobbiamo procedere con molta attenzione. - We must proceed with great care.

• (much; a lot): poco

molto m (feminine molta, masculine plural molti, feminine plural molte)

1. much, a lot, (in the plural) many, many people
   • Non ci vuole molto per far piangere una donna incinta. - It doesn't take much to make a pregnant woman cry.
   • Queste scarpe mi sono sempre piaciute e ne ho comprate molte nel corso degli anni. - I have always liked these shoes, and have bought many of them over the years.
   • Per molti il ballo è una passione. - Dancing is a passion for many people.

molto m (singular only)

1. the many
2. the large part
3. a great deal

• multi-, molti-

• multō, montō, muttō, mutō

Borrowed from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.toː/, [ˈmɔɫ.toː]

moltō m (genitive moltōnis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) wether

Third declension.

• Old French: mouton, motoun, moton, multon, multun
  • Middle French: mouton, moton
    • French: mouton
  • → Middle English: motoun, moton, mutton, multon
    • English: mutton

• IPA^(key): /ˈmol͈to/

molto

1. genitive singular of molad