muito

Galician

Adjective

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

1. Alternative form of moito

Adverb

muito

1. Alternative form of moito

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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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/, /ˈmwĩ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/

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• Hyphenation: mui‧to

Pronoun

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

1. much; many; a lot of; lots of

   Tenho muitas coisas para fazer.

   I have many things to do.

   Choveu muita água.

   It rained a lot.

2. too much; too many (an excessive amount of)

   Não gosto daqui, tem muita gente.

   I don’t like it here, there are too many people.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:muito.

Synonyms

• (a lot of): bastante
• (too much): demais

Derived terms

• há muito
• muito de
• quando muito

Adverb

muito (not comparable)

1. very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)

   Gosto muito de você.

   I like you very much.

   Está muito frio.

   It is very cold.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:muito.

Synonyms

• bastante, bem (informal), mui (archaic)