LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

multifidus

multifidus (feminine multifida, neuter multifidum)
Classical[mʊɫˈtɪ.fɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[mulˈtiː.fi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemultifid, split into many parts
    multifidī crīnēshair parted into many locks

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemultifidusmultifidamultifidum
genitivemultifidīmultifidaemultifidī
dativemultifidōmultifidaemultifidō
accusativemultifidummultifidammultifidum
ablativemultifidōmultifidāmultifidō
vocativemultifidemultifidamultifidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemultifidīmultifidaemultifida
genitivemultifidōrummultifidārummultifidōrum
dativemultifidīsmultifidīsmultifidīs
accusativemultifidōsmultifidāsmultifida
ablativemultifidīsmultifidīsmultifidīs
vocativemultifidīmultifidaemultifida

multĭfĭdus, a, um, adj. multus-findo,
I. many-cleft, i. e. cleft or divided into many parts (poet. and post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: faces, Ov. M. 7, 259; 8, 644: pedes, Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 128: dens, i. e. a comb, Mart. 14, 25, 2.—
B. Transf., of the hair, many-parted, parted into many locks: illi multifidos crinis sinuatur in orbes, Idaliā divisus acu, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 15.—Of rivers, divided into many streams: Timavus, many-armed, Mart. 8, 28, 7.—
II. Trop.: horror, various, manifold, Val. Fl. 4, 661: suavitates, Mart. Cap. 2, § 117: vaticinandi scientia, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 1, 2.

Origins

From multi- (“many”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”).

Descendants
  • Englishmultifid
  • Englishmultifidus
  • Romanianmultifid

Quick answers

What does multifidus mean in Latin?
multifidus, a adjective, means “multifid, split into many parts”.
How do you pronounce multifidus?
In classical Latin, [mʊɫˈtɪ.fɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mulˈtiː.fi.dus].