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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/, [ˈmũɪ̯̃.tu]

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• Hyphenation: mui‧to

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.

   Synonyms: bastante, (Mozambique) maningue

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.

   Synonym: demais

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:muito.

Derived terms

• há muito
• muito de
• muitíssimo
• quando muito

Usage notes

This word and its derivatives (muito, muita, muitos, muitas, mui) 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.

   Synonyms: bastante, (Mozambique) maningue, (informal) bem, (archaic) mui

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:muito.