multitudo

Latin

Etymology

From multus (“much, many”).

Noun

multitūdō (genitive multitūdinis); f, third declension

1. A great number; multitude, numerousness.
2. (of people) A great number of people, crowd, mob, throng, multitude.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	multitūdō	multitūdinēs
genitive	multitūdinis	multitūdinum
dative	multitūdinī	multitūdinibus
accusative	multitūdinem	multitūdinēs
ablative	multitūdine	multitūdinibus
vocative	multitūdō	multitūdinēs

Synonyms

• (crowd): turba, vulgus

Related terms

• multa
• multō
• multum
• multus

Descendants

English: multitude French: multitude Italian: moltitudine

Portuguese: multidão Romanian: multitudine Spanish: multitud, muchedumbre

References

• multitudo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879