English → Latin
“most” in Latin
multusmuch; manyplūrimusmost; very manyplērumquethe greatest part, the greater partfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker, artificer, forger, smith, carpentersummushighest; greatest, best, utmost; the highest part of, the top of, uppermost ofmultummuch; very much, a lot; verymaximusbiggest, largest; loudest; unencumbered
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
most adv.
plurimus: the most, plur., plurimi; plerique (☞ plurimi as superlative of multi, in opposition to pauci, the greatest quantity, mostly adjective, with a genitive; but plerique (οἱ πολλοί) the greater part, the majority, mostly substantive and of persons, not with a genitive. In Tac., and even in Sall., we find plurimi usually for the most, and plerique for many, with a substantive in the same case; Vid: Zumpt, § 109, Ramsh., § 42, Bremi ad Nep., Praef., 1, Herzog, ad Caes., B.G., 4, 5; Fabri, Herz., Kritz, ad Sall., Jug., 6, 1, Grysar, p. 121): for the most part, maximam partem, maxima ex parte: at most, summum; cum plurimum (Liv., 33, 5, 9, trium aut, cum plurimum, quatuor ramorum vallos caedit; ☞ ad summum is not Latin; Vid: Handrianus, Tursell., 1, p. 132, sq.).
most adv.
plurimum, maxime.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for most?
- The usual Latin words for “most” are multus, plūrimus, plērumque; also faber, summus, multum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.