adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
multiforus
multiforus (feminine multifora, neuter multiforum)
Classical[mʊɫˈtɪ.fɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[mulˈtiː.fo.rus]
Meaning
- adjectivepierced with many holes
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | multiforus | multifora | multiforum |
| genitive | multiforī | multiforae | multiforī |
| dative | multiforō | multiforae | multiforō |
| accusative | multiforum | multiforam | multiforum |
| ablative | multiforō | multiforā | multiforō |
| vocative | multifore | multifora | multiforum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | multiforī | multiforae | multifora |
| genitive | multiforōrum | multiforārum | multiforōrum |
| dative | multiforīs | multiforīs | multiforīs |
| accusative | multiforōs | multiforās | multifora |
| ablative | multiforīs | multiforīs | multiforīs |
| vocative | multiforī | multiforae | multifora |
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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
multiforus adj.
multus+1 FOR-, pierced with many holes : multifori tibia buxi, O.
Origins
From multus (“many”) + forō (“to pierce, bore”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).