multicolor

English

Alternative forms

multicolour (Commonwealth)

Etymology

From Latin multicolor; see below.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmʌltɪˈkʌlə/

Adjective

multicolor

Having, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.

Synonyms

motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also Thesaurus:multicolored

Translations

multicolored — see multicolored

Noun

multicolor (uncountable)

A display of many colors.
a stamp printed in multicolor

Latin

Etymology

From multus (“much, many”) + color (“color”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /mulˈti.ko.lor/, [mʊɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫɔr]

Adjective

multicolor (genitive multicolōris); third declension

Of many colors, many-colored, multicolored, multicolor.
(substantive) A multicolored garment.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	multicolor	multicolor	multicolōrēs	multicolōria
Genitive	multicolōris	multicolōris	multicolōrium	multicolōrium
Dative	multicolōrī	multicolōrī	multicolōribus	multicolōribus
Accusative	multicolōrem	multicolor	multicolōrēs	multicolōria
Ablative	multicolōrī	multicolōrī	multicolōribus	multicolōribus
Vocative	multicolor	multicolor	multicolōrēs	multicolōria

Synonyms

(multicolored): multicolōrus

Related terms

color
multicolōrus
multus

References

multicolor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
multicolor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Adjective

multicolor m or f (plural multicolores, comparable)

multicoloured; multicolour (having multiple colours)

Synonyms

multicolorido, multicor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin multicolor; see above.

Adjective

multicolor (plural multicolores)

varicolored (US), varicoloured (UK)

Synonyms

policromo

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