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mult-
- variant of multi- before a vowel:
multangular.
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yÐÄvlogs That Use mult-
What does mult- mean?
Multâ is a combining form used like a prefix with a variety of meanings, including âmany; much; multiple.â It is very occasionally used in scientific and technical terms.
Multâ comes from Latin multus, meaning âmuchâ and âmany.â The Greek equivalent of multus is ±èŽÇ±ôÃœ²õ, also meaning both âmuchâ and âmany,â which is the source of the combining form . To learn more, check out our yÐÄvlogs That Use article about poly-.
What are variants of mult-?
Multâ is a variant of multiâ, which loses its âiâ when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our yÐÄvlogs That Use article on multi-.
Examples of mult-
An example of a scientific term that features the form multâ is multungulate, âhaving more than two working hoofs.â
The form multâ means âmany,â as we already know. The âungulate part of the word means âhaving hoofs,â from Late Latin ³Ü²Ô²µ³Ü±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ. Multungulus literally translates to âhaving many hoofs.â
What are some words that use the equivalent of the combining form multâ in Latin?
What are some other forms that multâ may be commonly confused with?
Not every word that begins with the exact letters mult-, such as multure, is necessarily using the combining form multâ to denote âmany.â Learn why multure means âmill tollâ at our entry for the word.
Break it down!
The word angular means âhaving an angle or angles.â With this in mind, what does multangular literally mean?
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