LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

multifōrmis

multifōrmis (neuter multifōrme)
Classical[mʊɫ.tɪˈfoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[mul.tiˈfɔr.mis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationmultiform
  2. two terminationvarious, diverse, manifold

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemultifōrmismultifōrmismultifōrme
genitivemultifōrmismultifōrmismultifōrmis
dativemultifōrmīmultifōrmīmultifōrmī
accusativemultifōrmemmultifōrmemmultifōrme
ablativemultifōrmīmultifōrmīmultifōrmī
vocativemultifōrmismultifōrmismultifōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemultifōrmēsmultifōrmēsmultifōrmia
genitivemultifōrmiummultifōrmiummultifōrmium
dativemultifōrmibusmultifōrmibusmultifōrmibus
accusativemultifōrmīs
multifōrmēs		multifōrmīs
multifōrmēs		multifōrmia
ablativemultifōrmibusmultifōrmibusmultifōrmibus
vocativemultifōrmēsmultifōrmēsmultifōrmia

multĭ-formis, e, adj. multus-forma,
I. many-shaped, multiform; various, diverse, manifold (class.): nuces, Col. 7, 9, 8: qualitates, Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 26: multiformes sumus, have a fickle character, Sen. Ep. 120, 23: artes multiformes et variae, Gell. 19, 14, 1: varius, multiplex, multiformis, Aur. Vict. Epit. 14, 6: Ennius, Front. ad Verr. 1: historia, Amm. 16, 5, 7.—Hence, adv.: mul-tĭformĭter, in many ways, variously (post-Aug.): varie et multiformiter disserere, Gell. 9, 5, 7; Plin. 36, 27, 69, § 202.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultifōrmis

Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin multifōrmis From multus (“many”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmultiforme
  • Englishmultiform
  • Frenchmultiforme
  • Italianmultiforme
  • Spanishmultiforme

Quick answers

What does multifōrmis mean in Latin?
multifōrmis, a adjective, means “multiform; various, diverse, manifold”.
How do you pronounce multifōrmis?
In classical Latin, [mʊɫ.tɪˈfoːr.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mul.tiˈfɔr.mis].
Where does multifōrmis come from?
Proto-Italic *moltos → Latin multifōrmis.