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/
• Hyphenation: mui‧to

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Pronoun

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

2. 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.

4. 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

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)

2. 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)