muito
Galician
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- muyto (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Italian molto, Romanian mult, and Spanish mucho.
Pronunciation
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:muito.
Derived terms
- há muito
- muito de
- quando muito
Usage notes
This word, its derivatives (muito, muita, muitos, muitas, mui), and ruim are the only words in Portuguese to contain unmarked nasalization.
Adverb
muito (not comparable)
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:muito.
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