muito

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• muto, molto

Etymology

From Old Navarro-Aragonese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Catalan molt, Galician moito, Italian molto, Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Spanish mucho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmwito/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: mui‧to

Determiner

muito

2. much; many; a lot of; lots of

   Tiengo muitas cosas pa fer ― I have many things to do.

   Ha pleviu muita augua. ― It rained a lot.

4. too much; too many (an excessive amount of)

   Synonyms: masa, masiau, demasiau

   No m'agrada estar aquí. i hai muita chent.

   I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

Pronoun

muito

1. much; many; a lot; lots

   Bella ye buena, muitas no en son.

   Some are good, many aren't.

2. too much; too many

   Si deixasem muitas ubiertas, podríam tener problemas.

   If too many are left open, we could have some problems.

Derived terms

• muitisimo

Adverb

muito

2. very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)

   Synonyms: arrienda, buena cosa, buen tallo, a-saber-lo

   Me fas muito goyo. ― I like you very much.

Further reading

• “muito”, in Diccionario ortografico de l’aragonés (seguntes la PO de l’EFA)‎^[1], Zaragoza: EDACAR, 2023, →ISSN

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmujto/ [ˈmuj.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ujto
• Hyphenation: mui‧to

Adjective

muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)

1. alternative form of moito

Adverb

muito

1. alternative form of moito

Macanese

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese muito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuj.tu/

Adverb

muito

1. alternative form of muto: very; a lot; very much

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• much, mucho, mui, muit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multus

Latin multum

Old Spanish muito

Inherited from Latin multus.

Adjective

muito (feminine muita)

1. (in the singular) much
2. (in the plural) many

Adverb

muito

1. much, a lot, very

Descendants

• Spanish: mucho, muy

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• muyto (obsolete)
• moito (archaic, dialectal)
• muinto (misspelling)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Aragonese muito, Catalan molt, Galician moito, Italian molto, Romanian mult, Spanish mucho.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/ [ˈmũɪ̯̃.tu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/, (some speakers) /ˈmũ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/, (some speakers) /ˈmũ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃.tu/

• (Azores) IPA^(key): /ˈmỹ.tu/, [ˈmỹt]

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• Hyphenation: mui‧to

Determiner

muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)

2. much; many; a lot of; lots of

   Synonyms: bastante, (Angola, Portugal) bué, (Mozambique) maningue

   Tenho muitas coisas para fazer.

   I have many things to do.

   Choveu muita água.

   It rained a lot.

4. too much; too many (an excessive amount of)

   Synonym: demais

   Não gosto daqui. Tem muita gente.

   I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

Pronoun

muito (feminine muita, masculine plural muitos, feminine plural muitas)

1. much; many; a lot; lots

   Algumas são boas, muitas são ruins.

   Some are good, many are bad.

2. too much; too many

   Se muitas forem deixadas destrancadas, isso pode causar problemas.

   If too many are left unlocked, this can cause problems.

Usage notes

• The word muito (and its forms: muita f, muitos m pl, muitas f pl, as well as its reduced adverbial form mui) are some of the only words in Portuguese to contain unmarked nasalization; that is to say, they are thus spelled due to etymology (Latin multus), whereas the most phonetic spelling possible in Portuguese (which does not use tilde over u and i, as in ũ / ĩ ) would be muinto, which consequently exists as a misspelling.

Derived terms

• há muito
• muitíssimo
• muito de
• quando muito

Adverb

muito (not comparable)

2. very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)

   Synonyms: bastante, (informal) bem, (Angola, Portugal) bué, (Mozambique) maningue

   Gosto muito de você. ― I like you very much.

   Está muito frio. ― It is very cold.

Descendants

• Macanese: muto

Further reading

• “muito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “muito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026