multiforme

French

Etymology

multi- +‎ -forme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myl.ti.fɔʁm/

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Adjective

multiforme (plural multiformes)

1. multiform

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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
• Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧fór‧me

Adjective

1. multiform
2. varied
3. versatile
   • 2015, Daniele Luttazzi, “Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal”, in Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal, 1st edition (satirical parody; paperback), 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.

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) multifōrme

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

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Spanish

Adjective

multiforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural multiformes)

1. multiform