LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

multō1

multō (present infinitive multāre, perfect active multāvī, supine multātum)
Classical[ˈmʊɫ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmul.to]
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Meaning

  1. to punish, to sentence, to fine
    Mithridatem tamen [Sulla] pecunia mulctavitHowever, he (Sulla) punished Mithridates with moneyDe viris illustribus Urbis Romae a Romulo ad Augustum, LVI Charles François Lhomond
  2. to confiscate the assets

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.multōmultābammultābōmultāvīmultāverammultāverō
multārō
2nd sg.multāsmultābāsmultābismultāvistī
multāstī
multāverās
multārās
multāveris
3rd sg.multatmultābatmultābitmultāvitmultāverat
multārat
multāverit
multārit
1st pl.multāmusmultābāmusmultābimusmultāvimusmultāverāmusmultāverimus
multārimus
2nd pl.multātismultābātismultābitismultāvistis
multāstis
multāverātis
multārātis
multāveritis
multāritis
3rd pl.multantmultābantmultābuntmultāvērunt
multāvēre, multārunt
multāverant
multārant
multāverint
multārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.multemmultāremmultāverim
multārim
multāvissem
multāssem
2nd sg.multēsmultārēsmultāverīsmultāvissēs
multāssēs
3rd sg.multetmultāretmultāverit
multārit
multāvisset
multāsset
1st pl.multēmusmultārēmusmultāverīmus
multārīmus
multāvissēmus
multāssēmus
2nd pl.multētismultārētismultāverītis
multārītis
multāvissētis
multāssētis
3rd pl.multentmultārentmultāverint
multārint
multāvissent
multāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.multormultābarmultābor
2nd sg.multāris
multāre
multābāris
multābāre
multāberis
multābere
3rd sg.multāturmultābāturmultābitur
1st pl.multāmurmultābāmurmultābimur
2nd pl.multāminīmultābāminīmultābiminī
3rd pl.multanturmultābanturmultābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.multermultārer
2nd sg.multēris
multēre
multārēris
multārēre
3rd sg.multēturmultārētur
1st pl.multēmurmultārēmur
2nd pl.multēminīmultārēminī
3rd pl.multenturmultārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.multāmultāre
pres. 2nd pl.multātemultāminī
fut. 2nd sg.multātōmultātor
fut. 3rd sg.multātōmultātor
fut. 2nd pl.multātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.multantōmultantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivemultāremultārī
perfect infinitivemultāvisse
multāsse
multātum esse
future infinitivemultātūrum essemultātum īrī
present participlemultāns
multante, multantem, multantēs, multantī, multantia, multantibus, multantis, multantīs, multantium
—
perfect participle—multātus
multāta, multātā, multātae, multātam, multātārum, multātās, multātī, multātōrum, multātōs
future participlemultātūrus
multātūra, multātūrā, multātūrae, multātūram, multātūrārum, multātūrās, multātūre, multātūrī, multātūrīs, multātūrō, multātūrōrum, multātūrōs, multātūrum
multandus
multanda, multandā, multandae, multandam, multandārum, multandās, multande, multandīs, multandōrum, multandōs
gerundmultandī, multandō, multandumsupinemultātum, multātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

pecunia multare aliquem
to condemn some one to a fine.
aliquem exsilio afficere, multare
to punish by banishment.
morte multare aliquem (Catil. 1. 11. 28)
to punish any one with death.

multo (less correctly mulcto), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. 1. multa,
I. to punish one with any thing; used mostly of judicial punishment (class.; cf.: punio, animadverto): accusatorem multā et poenā multavit, Cic. Balb. 18, 42: vitia hominum atque fraudes damnis, ignominiis, vinculis, verberibus, exsiliis, morte multantur, id. de Or. 1, 43, 194: imperatorem deminutione provinciae, id. Prov. Cons. 15, 38.—With abl. of that with respect to which the punishment is inflicted: populos stipendio, to sentence them to pay, Cic. Balb. 18, 41: exsules bonis, id. Tusc. 5, 37, 106: aliquem pecuniā, to fine in a sum of money, Nep. Pel. 1, 3: agris, Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 34: Antiochum Asiā, id. Sest. 27, 58: sacerdotio, Suet. Caes. 1: publice armis multati privatis copiis juvere militem, Tac. H. 1, 66: poculo multabitur, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 43: aliquem votis (like damnare votis), lit., to punish with his vows, i. e. by granting the object of his vows, Naev. ap. Non. 462, 33: cum ab ipsā fortunā videat hujus consilia esse multata, Cic. Rab. Post. 1, 2: boves iniquitate operis (al. mulcare), to torment, Col. 2, 4, 6.—With dat. of the person for whose benefit: Veneri esse multatum, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8, § 21 (in Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 19, Ritschl reads mulcaverit, but this seems to be corrupt; v. Ritschl ad h. l.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*moltā
  2. Latinmultō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin multō From multa (“penalty, fine”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Italianmultare
  • Portuguesemultar
  • Spanishmultar
  • Sicilianmurtari
adverb
multō2
multō (not comparable)
Classical[ˈmʊɫ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmul.to]
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Meaning

  1. not comparableby much, much, by far; far, long
    multō postmuch later
    multō antea long time ago

multō, adv., v. multus
I. fin. B.

Origins

Adverbial ablative from multus (“much”).

Quick answers

What does multō mean in Latin?
multō, a verb, means “to punish, to sentence, to fine; to confiscate the assets”.
What are the principal parts of multō?
multō, multāre, multāvī, multātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce multō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmʊɫ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmul.to].
Where does multō come from?
Proto-Italic *moltā → Latin multō.