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multicolor
multicolor
English
Alternative forms
- multicolour (Commonwealth)
Adjective
multicolor
- Having, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.
Synonyms
- see multicolored (US) / multicoloured (Commonwealth)
Translations
multicolored — see multicolored
Latin
Etymology
From multus (“much, many”) + color (“color”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mulˈti.co.lor/
Adjective
multicolor m, f, n (genitive multicolōris); third declension
- Of many colors, many-colored, multicolored, multicolor.
- (substantive) A multicolored garment.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | multicolōr | multicolōrēs | multicolōria | ||
| genitive | multicolōris | multicolōrium | |||
| dative | multicolōrī | multicolōribus | |||
| accusative | multicolōrem | multicolōr | multicolōrēs | multicolōria | |
| ablative | multicolōrī | multicolōribus | |||
| vocative | multicolōr | multicolōrēs | multicolōria | ||
Synonyms
- (multicolored): multicolōrus
Related terms
References
- multicolor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “multicolor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Portuguese
Adjective
multicolor m, f (plural multicolores, comparable)
- multicoloured; multicolour (having multiple colours)
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin multicolor; see above.
Adjective
multicolor m, f (plural multicolores)
- varicolored (US), varicoloured (UK)