multiforme

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From multi- +‎ -forme.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /myl.ti.fɔʁm/
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Adjective[edit]

multiforme (plural multiformes)

  1. multiform

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin multifōrmis, calque of Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, multi- (many”, “multi-, multiplying prefix) +‎ -forme (form”, “shape).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mul.tiˈfor.me/
  • Rhymes: -orme
  • Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧fór‧me

Adjective[edit]

multiforme (plural multiformi)

  1. multiform
  2. varied
  3. versatile
    • 2015, Daniele Luttazzi, “Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal”, in Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal, 1st edition (satirical parody; paperback), Il Fatto Quotidiano, A, page 7:
      Un uom dal multiforme ingegno vive, del mondo esperto, e delli vizi umani e del valore, rege d'Itaca pietrosa
      A man of multiform ingenuity lives, experienced of the world, and of human vices and virtue, king of rocky Ithaca.

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

multifōrme

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of multifōrmis

Spanish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

multiforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural multiformes)

  1. multiform

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