LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

multiforus

multiforus (feminine multifora, neuter multiforum)
Classical[mʊɫˈtɪ.fɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[mulˈtiː.fo.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepierced with many holes

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemultiforusmultiforamultiforum
genitivemultiforīmultiforaemultiforī
dativemultiforōmultiforaemultiforō
accusativemultiforummultiforammultiforum
ablativemultiforōmultiforāmultiforō
vocativemultiforemultiforamultiforum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemultiforīmultiforaemultifora
genitivemultiforōrummultiforārummultiforōrum
dativemultiforīsmultiforīsmultiforīs
accusativemultiforōsmultiforāsmultifora
ablativemultiforīsmultiforīsmultiforīs
vocativemultiforīmultiforaemultifora

multĭ-fŏrus, a, um, adj. multus-foris,
I. having many openings, pierced with many holes (poet.): non illos ... multifori delectat tibia buxi, Ov. M. 12, 158; Sen. Agam. 346.

Origins

From multus (“many”) + forō (“to pierce, bore”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does multiforus mean in Latin?
multiforus, a adjective, means “pierced with many holes”.
How do you pronounce multiforus?
In classical Latin, [mʊɫˈtɪ.fɔ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mulˈtiː.fo.rus].