multiforme

French

Etymology

multi- + -forme

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /myl.ti.fɔʁm/
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Adjective

multiforme (plural multiformes)

  1. multiform

Italian

Etymology

From Latin multifōrmis, calque of Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos).
Surface analysis: multi- (many”, “multi-, multiplying prefix) + -forme (form”, “shape)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mul.tiˈfor.me/, [mul̺t̪iˈfor̺me]
  • Rhymes: -orme
  • Stress: multifórme
  • Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧for‧me

Adjective

multiforme (masculine and feminine plural multiformi)

  1. multiform
  2. varied
  3. versatile
    • 2015, Daniele Luttazzi, “Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal”, in Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal (satirical parody, paperback), 1st edition, Il Fatto Quotidiano, A, page 7:
      Un uom dal multiforme ingegno vive, del mondo esperto, e delli vizi umani e del valore, rege d'Itaca pietrosa
      A man of multiform ingenuity lives, experienced of the world, and of human vices and virtue, king of rocky Ithaca.

Latin

Adjective

multifōrme

  1. nominative neuter singular of multifōrmis
  2. accusative neuter singular of multifōrmis
  3. vocative neuter singular of multifōrmis

Spanish

Adjective

multiforme (plural multiformes)

  1. multiform
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