LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

multivira

multivira f (genitive multivirae)
Classical[mʊɫˈtɪ.wɪ.ra]Ecclesiastical[mulˈtiː.vi.ra]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinfeminineWoman that has had many husbands
    alia sacra coronat univira, alia multivira , et magna religione conquiritur quae plura possit adulteria numerare.Some sacred places are crowned by a woman married once, others by a woman married many times, and those who are able to count more adulteries are sought after with religious zeal.Minucius Felix, Octavius 22

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemultiviramultivirae
genitivemultiviraemultivirārum
dativemultiviraemultivirīs
accusativemultivirammultivirās
ablativemultivirāmultivirīs
vocativemultiviramultivirae

multĭ-vĭra, ae, f. multus-vir,
I. she that has had many husbands (post-class.): alia sacra coronat univira, alia multivira, Min. Fel. Oct. 24, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultivira

Latin vir Latin multivira From multus (many) + vir (man).

Quick answers

What does multivira mean in Latin?
multivira, a noun, means “Woman that has had many husbands”.
What is the genitive of multivira?
The genitive singular is multivirae. multivira is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce multivira?
In classical Latin, [mʊɫˈtɪ.wɪ.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mulˈtiː.vi.ra].
Where does multivira come from?
Proto-Italic *moltos → Latin multivira.