multiplicar

Asturian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin multiplicāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /multipliˈkaɾ/ [mul̪.t̪i.pliˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mul‧ti‧pli‧car

Verb

multiplicar (first-person singular indicative present multiplico, past participle multiplicáu)

1. to multiply (increase the amount, degree or number of)
2. (arithmetic) to multiply (perform multiplication on (a number))

Conjugation

Conjugation of multiplicar

infinitive		multiplicar
gerund		multiplicando
past participle		m multiplicáu, f multiplicada, n multiplicao, m pl multiplicaos, f pl multiplicaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	multiplico	multipliques	multiplica	multiplicamos	multiplicáis	multipliquen
	imperfect	multiplicaba	multiplicabes	multiplicaba	multiplicábemos, multiplicábamos	multiplicabeis, multiplicabais	multiplicaben
	preterite	multipliqué	multiplicasti, multipliquesti	multiplicó	multipliquemos	multiplicastis, multipliquestis	multiplicaron
	pluperfect	multiplicare, multiplicara	multiplicares, multiplicaras	multiplicare, multiplicara	multiplicáremos, multiplicáramos	multiplicareis, multiplicarais	multiplicaren, multiplicaran
	future	multiplicaré	multiplicarás	multiplicará	multiplicaremos	multiplicaréis	multiplicarán
	conditional	multiplicaría	multiplicaríes	multiplicaría	multiplicaríemos, multiplicaríamos	multiplicaríeis, multiplicaríais	multiplicaríen
subjunctive	present	multiplique	multipliques, multiplicas	multiplique	multipliquemos	multipliquéis	multipliquen, multiplican
	imperfect	multiplicare, multiplicara	multiplicares, multiplicaras	multiplicare, multiplicara	multiplicáremos, multiplicáramos	multiplicareis, multiplicarais	multiplicaren, multiplicaran
imperative		—	multiplica	—	—	multiplicái	—

Further reading

• “multiplicar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin multiplicāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [mul.ti.pliˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mul.ti.pliˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

multiplicar (first-person singular present multiplico, first-person singular preterite multipliquí, past participle multiplicat)

1. (transitive) to multiply (increase the amount, degree or number of)
2. (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply (perform multiplication on (a number))

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of multiplicar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			multiplicar
gerund			multiplicant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		multiplicat		multiplicada
		plural		multiplicats		multiplicades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	multiplico	multipliques	multiplica	multipliquem	multipliqueu	multipliquen
	imperfect	multiplicava	multiplicaves	multiplicava	multiplicàvem	multiplicàveu	multiplicaven
	future	multiplicaré	multiplicaràs	multiplicarà	multiplicarem	multiplicareu	multiplicaran
	preterite	multipliquí	multiplicares	multiplicà	multiplicàrem	multiplicàreu	multiplicaren
	conditional	multiplicaria	multiplicaries	multiplicaria	multiplicaríem	multiplicaríeu	multiplicarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	multipliqui	multipliquis	multipliqui	multipliquem	multipliqueu	multipliquin
	imperfect	multipliqués	multipliquessis	multipliqués	multipliquéssim	multipliquéssiu	multipliquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	multiplica	multipliqui	multipliquem	multipliqueu	multipliquin
	negative (no)	—	no multipliquis	no multipliqui	no multipliquem	no multipliqueu	no multipliquin

Related terms

• multiplicació

References

• “multiplicar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “multiplicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “multiplicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “multiplicar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multus

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der.

Latin plicō

Latin multiplicārelbor.

Galician multiplicar

Learned borrowing from Latin multiplicāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /multipliˈkaɾ/ [mul̪.t̪i.pliˈkɑɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧pli‧car

Verb

multiplicar (first-person singular present multiplico, first-person singular preterite multipliquei, past participle multiplicado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to multiply (increase the amount, degree or number of)
2. (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply (perform multiplication on (a number))

Conjugation

    Conjugation of multiplicar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	multiplicar
Personal	multiplicar	multiplicares	multiplicar	multiplicarmos	multiplicardes	multiplicaren
Gerund
	multiplicando
Past participle
Masculine	multiplicado			multiplicados
Feminine	multiplicada			multiplicadas
Indicative
Present	multiplico	multiplicas	multiplica	multiplicamos	multiplicades	multiplican
Imperfect	multiplicaba	multiplicabas	multiplicaba	multiplicabamos	multiplicabades	multiplicaban
Preterite	multipliquei	multiplicaches	multiplicou	multiplicamos	multiplicastes	multiplicaron
Pluperfect	multiplicara	multiplicaras	multiplicara	multiplicaramos	multiplicarades	multiplicaran
Future	multiplicarei	multiplicarás	multiplicará	multiplicaremos	multiplicaredes	multiplicarán
Conditional	multiplicaría	multiplicarías	multiplicaría	multiplicariamos	multiplicariades	multiplicarían
Subjunctive
Present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplique	multipliquemos	multipliquedes	multipliquen
Imperfect	multiplicase	multiplicases	multiplicase	multiplicásemos	multiplicásedes	multiplicasen
Future	multiplicar	multiplicares	multiplicar	multiplicarmos	multiplicardes	multiplicaren
Imperative
Affirmative		multiplica	multiplique	multipliquemos	multiplicade	multipliquen
Negative (non)		non multipliques	non multiplique	non multipliquemos	non multipliquedes	non multipliquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of multiplicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	multiplicar
Personal	multiplicar	multiplicares	multiplicar	multiplicarmos	multiplicardes	multiplicarem
Gerund
	multiplicando
Past participle
Masculine	multiplicado			multiplicados
Feminine	multiplicada			multiplicadas
Indicative
Present	multiplico	multiplicas	multiplica	multiplicamos	multiplicades, multiplicais	multiplicam
Imperfect	multiplicava	multiplicavas	multiplicava	multiplicávamos	multiplicávades, multiplicáveis, multiplicávais1	multiplicavam
Preterite	multipliquei	multiplicaste, multiplicache1	multiplicou	multiplicamos	multiplicastes	multiplicárom, multiplicaram
Pluperfect	multiplicara	multiplicaras	multiplicara	multiplicáramos	multiplicárades, multiplicáreis, multiplicárais1	multiplicaram
Future	multiplicarei	multiplicarás	multiplicará	multiplicaremos	multiplicaredes, multiplicareis	multiplicarám, multiplicarão
Conditional	multiplicaria	multiplicarias	multiplicaria	multiplicaríamos	multiplicaríades, multiplicaríeis, multiplicaríais1	multiplicariam
Subjunctive
Present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplique	multipliquemos	multipliquedes, multipliqueis	multipliquem
Imperfect	multiplicasse	multiplicasses	multiplicasse	multiplicássemos	multiplicássedes, multiplicásseis	multiplicassem
Future	multiplicar	multiplicares	multiplicar	multiplicarmos	multiplicardes	multiplicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		multiplica	multiplique	multipliquemos	multiplicade, multiplicai	multipliquem
Negative (nom)		nom multipliques	nom multiplique	nom multipliquemos	nom multipliquedes, nom multipliqueis	nom multipliquem

¹Less recommended.

    Conjugation of multiplicarse (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	multiplicarse
Personal	multiplicarme	multiplicáreste	multiplicarse	multiplicármonos	multiplicárdesvos	multiplicárense
Gerund
	multiplicándose
Past participle
Masculine	multiplicado			multiplicados
Feminine	multiplicada			multiplicadas
Indicative
Present	multiplícome	multiplícaste	multiplícase	multiplicámonos	multiplicádesvos	multiplícanse
Imperfect	multiplicábame	multiplicábaste	multiplicábase	multiplicabámonos	multiplicabádesvos	multiplicábanse
Preterite	multipliqueime	multiplicácheste	multiplicouse	multiplicámonos	multiplicástesvos	multiplicáronse
Pluperfect	multiplicárame	multiplicáraste	multiplicárase	multiplicarámonos	multiplicarádesvos	multiplicáranse
Future	multiplicareime	multiplicaraste	multiplicarase	multiplicarémonos	multiplicarédesvos	multiplicaranse
Conditional	multiplicaríame	multiplicaríaste	multiplicaríase	multiplicariámonos	multiplicariádesvos	multiplicaríanse
Subjunctive
Present	me multiplique	te multipliques	se multiplique	nos multipliquemos	vos multipliquedes	se multipliquen
Imperfect	me multiplicase	te multiplicases	se multiplicase	nos multiplicásemos	vos multiplicásedes	se multiplicasen
Future	me multiplicar	te multiplicares	se multiplicar	nos multiplicarmos	vos multiplicardes	se multiplicaren
Imperative
Affirmative		multiplícate	multiplíquese	multipliquémonos	multiplicádevos	multiplíquense
Negative (non)		non te multipliques	non se multiplique	non nos multipliquemos	non vos multipliquedes	non se multipliquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of multiplicar-se (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	multiplicar-se
Personal	multiplicar-me	multiplicares-te	multiplicar-se	multiplicarmo-nos	multiplicardes-vos	multiplicarem-se
Gerund
	multiplicando-se
Past participle
Masculine	multiplicado			multiplicados
Feminine	multiplicada			multiplicadas
Indicative
Present	multiplico-me	multiplicas-te	multiplica-se	multiplicamo-nos	multiplicades-vos, multiplicais-vos	multiplicam-se
Imperfect	multiplicava-me	multiplicavas-te	multiplicava-se	multiplicávamo-nos	multiplicávades-vos, multiplicáveis-vos, multiplicávais-vos1	multiplicavam-se
Preterite	multipliquei-me	multiplicaste-te, multiplicache-te1	multiplicou-se	multiplicamo-nos	multiplicastes-vos	multiplicárom-se, multiplicaram-se
Pluperfect	multiplicara-me	multiplicaras-te	multiplicara-se	multiplicáramo-nos	multiplicárades-vos, multiplicáreis-vos, multiplicárais-vos1	multiplicaram-se
Future	multiplicarei-me, multiplicar-me-ei	multiplicarás-te, multiplicar-te-ás	multiplicará-se, multiplicar-se-á	multiplicaremos-nos, multiplicar-nos-emos	multiplicaredes-vos, multiplicar-vos-eis	multiplicarám-se, multiplicar-se-ão
Conditional	multiplicaria-me, multiplicar-me-ia	multiplicarias-te, multiplicar-te-ias	multiplicaria-se, multiplicar-se-ia	multiplicaríamos-nos, multiplicar-nos-íamos	multiplicaríades-vos, multiplicar-vos-íeis, multiplicaríais-vos1, multiplicar-vos-íais1	multiplicariam-se, multiplicar-se-iam
Subjunctive
Present	me multiplique	te multipliques	se multiplique	nos multipliquemos	vos multipliquedes, vos multipliqueis	se multipliquem
Imperfect	me multiplicasse	te multiplicasses	se multiplicasse	nos multiplicássemos	vos multiplicássedes, vos multiplicásseis	se multiplicassem
Future	me multiplicar	te multiplicares	se multiplicar	nos multiplicarmos	vos multiplicardes	se multiplicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		multiplica-te	multiplique-se	multipliquemo-nos	multiplicade-vos, multiplicai-vos	multipliquem-se
Negative (nom)		nom te multipliques	nom se multiplique	nom nos multipliquemos	nom vos multipliquedes, nom vos multipliqueis	nom se multipliquem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “multiplicar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “multiplicar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “multiplicar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Occitan multiplicar, from Latin multiplicāre.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Verb

multiplicar

1. to multiply

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		multiplicar			aver multiplicat
gerund		multiplicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		multiplicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	multipliqui	multiplicas	multiplica	multiplicam	multiplicatz	multiplican
	imperfect	multiplicavi	multiplicavas	multiplicava	multiplicàvem	multiplicàvetz	multiplicavan
	preterite	multipliquèri	multipliquères	multipliquèt	multipliquèrem	multipliquèretz	multipliquèron
	future	multiplicarai	multiplicaràs	multiplicarà	multiplicarem	multiplicaretz	multiplicaràn
	conditional	multiplicariái	multiplicariás	multiplicariá	multiplicariam	multiplicariatz	multiplicarián
	conditional 2nd form1	multipliquèra	multipliquèras	multipliquèra	multipliqueram	multipliqueratz	multipliquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplique	multipliquem	multipliquetz	multipliquen
	imperfect	multipliquèssi	multipliquèsses	multipliquèsse	multipliquèssem	multipliquèssetz	multipliquèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			multiplica		multipliquem	multiplicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		multiplicar			aver multiplicat
gerund		multiplicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		multiplicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplica	multiplicam	multiplicatz	multiplicon
	imperfect	multiplicave	multiplicaves	multiplicava	multiplicaviam	multiplicaviatz	multiplicavon
	preterite	multipliquere	multipliqueres	multipliquet	multipliquem	multipliquetz	multipliqueron
	future	multiplicarai	multiplicaràs	multiplicará	multiplicarem	multiplicaretz	multiplicarán
	conditional	multiplicariá	multiplicariás	multiplicariá	multiplicariam	multiplicariatz	multiplicarián
	conditional 2nd form1	multipliquèra	multipliquèras	multipliquèra	multipliqueram	multipliqueratz	multipliquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplique	multiplicassiam	multiplicassiatz	multiplicon
	imperfect	multipliquesse	multipliquesses	multipliquesse	multipliquessiam	multipliquessiatz	multipliquesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			multiplica		multiplicassiam	multiplicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		multiplicar			aver multiplicat
gerund		multiplicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		multiplicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	multipliqui	multiplicas	multiplica	multiplicam	multiplicatz	multiplican
	imperfect	multiplicavi	multiplicavas	multiplicava	multiplicàvam	multiplicàvatz	multiplicavan
	preterite	multipliquèi	multipliquès	multipliquè	multipliquèm	multipliquètz	multipliquèn
	future	multiplicarèi	multiplicaràs	multiplicarà	multiplicaram	multiplicaratz	multiplicaràn
	conditional	multiplicarí	multiplicarés	multiplicaré	multiplicarem	multiplicaretz	multiplicarén
	conditional 2nd form1	multipliquèra	multipliquèras	multipliquèra	multipliqueram	multipliqueratz	multipliquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	multipliqui	multipliques	multiplique	multipliquem	multipliquetz	multipliquen
	imperfect	multipliquèssi	multipliquèsses	multipliquèsse	multipliquèssem	multipliquèssetz	multipliquèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			multiplica		multipliquem	multiplicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		multiplicar			aver multiplicat
gerund		multiplicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		multiplicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	multiplique	multiplicas	multiplica	multiplicam	multiplicatz	multiplican
	imperfect	multiplicava	multiplicavas	multiplicava	multiplicàvam	multiplicàvatz	multiplicavan
	preterite	multipliquei	multipliqueras	multipliquet	multipliquèram	multipliquèratz	multipliqueran
	future	multiplicarai	multiplicaràs	multiplicará	multiplicarem	multiplicaretz	multiplicarán
	conditional	multiplicariá	multiplicariàs	multiplicariá	multiplicariam	multiplicariatz	multiplicarián
	conditional 2nd form1	multipliquèra	multipliquèras	multipliquèra	multipliqueram	multipliqueratz	multipliquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplique	multipliquem	multipliquetz	multipliquen
	imperfect	multipliquèsse	multipliquèsses	multipliquèsse	multipliquèssem	multipliquèssetz	multipliquèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			multiplica		multipliquem	multiplicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		multiplicar			aver multiplicat
gerund		multiplicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		multiplicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplica	multiplicam	multiplicatz	multiplican
	imperfect	multiplicavi	multiplicavas	multiplicava	multiplicàvem	multiplicàvetz	multiplicavan
	preterite	multipliquère	multipliquères	multipliquèt	multipliqueriam	multipliqueriatz	multipliquèron
	future	multiplicarai	multiplicaràs	multiplicarà	multiplicarem	multiplicaretz	multiplicaràn
	conditional	multiplicariáu	multiplicariás	multiplicariá	multiplicariam	multiplicariatz	multiplicarián
	conditional 2nd form1	multipliquèra	multipliquèras	multipliquèra	multipliqueram	multipliqueratz	multipliquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplique	multipliquem	multipliquetz	multiplican
	imperfect	multipliquèsse	multipliquèsses	multipliquèsse	multipliquessiam	multipliquessiatz	multipliquèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			multiplica		multipliquem	multiplicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Further reading

• "multiplicar", in dicodòc: multidiccionari occitan (oc→fr)
• Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN
• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2026, page 464

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• multipliar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin multiplicāre. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French molteplier.

Verb

multiplicar

1. (intransitive) to multiply (augment; increase)

References

• “multiplicar”, in Dictionnaire de l’occitan médiéval en ligne (in German and French), Munich: LMU, 2013–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multus

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der.

Latin plicō

Latin multiplicārelbor.

Portuguese multiplicar

Learned borrowing from Latin multiplicāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muw.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [muʊ̯.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muw.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [muʊ̯.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /muw.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(ɾ)/ [muʊ̯.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /muw.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [muʊ̯.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /muw.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(ɻ)/ [muʊ̯.t͡ʃi.pliˈka(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mul.ti.pliˈkaɾ/ [muɫ.ti.pliˈkaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mul.ti.pliˈkaɾ/ [muɫ.ti.pliˈkaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mul.ti.pliˈka.ɾi/ [muɫ.ti.pliˈka.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧pli‧car

Verb

multiplicar (first-person singular present multiplico, first-person singular preterite multipliquei, past participle multiplicado)

1. to multiply (increase the amount, degree or number of)
2. (arithmetic) to multiply (perform multiplication on (a number))

Conjugation

    Conjugation of multiplicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	multiplicar
Personal	multiplicar	multiplicares	multiplicar	multiplicarmos	multiplicardes	multiplicarem
Gerund
	multiplicando
Past participle
Masculine	multiplicado			multiplicados
Feminine	multiplicada			multiplicadas
Indicative
Present	multiplico	multiplicas	multiplica	multiplicamos	multiplicais	multiplicam
Imperfect	multiplicava	multiplicavas	multiplicava	multiplicávamos	multiplicáveis	multiplicavam
Preterite	multipliquei	multiplicaste	multiplicou	multiplicamos1, multiplicámos2	multiplicastes	multiplicaram
Pluperfect	multiplicara	multiplicaras	multiplicara	multiplicáramos	multiplicáreis	multiplicaram
Future	multiplicarei	multiplicarás	multiplicará	multiplicaremos	multiplicareis	multiplicarão
Conditional	multiplicaria	multiplicarias	multiplicaria	multiplicaríamos	multiplicaríeis	multiplicariam
Subjunctive
Present	multiplique	multipliques	multiplique	multipliquemos	multipliqueis	multipliquem
Imperfect	multiplicasse	multiplicasses	multiplicasse	multiplicássemos	multiplicásseis	multiplicassem
Future	multiplicar	multiplicares	multiplicar	multiplicarmos	multiplicardes	multiplicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		multiplica	multiplique	multipliquemos	multiplicai	multipliquem
Negative (não)		não multipliques	não multiplique	não multipliquemos	não multipliqueis	não multipliquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• multiplicação
• multiplicativo

Further reading

• “multiplicar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “multiplicar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “multiplicar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin multiplicāre. Displaced muchiguar from Vulgar Latin *multificāre (cf. amochiguar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /multipliˈkaɾ/ [mul̪.t̪i.pliˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mul‧ti‧pli‧car

Verb

multiplicar (first-person singular present multiplico, first-person singular preterite multipliqué, past participle multiplicado)

1. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to multiply (increase the amount, degree or number of)
2. (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply (perform multiplication on (a number))

Conjugation

    Conjugation of multiplicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			multiplicar
gerund			multiplicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		multiplicado		multiplicada
		plural		multiplicados		multiplicadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	multiplico	multiplicastú multiplicásvos	multiplica	multiplicamos	multiplicáis	multiplican
	imperfect	multiplicaba	multiplicabas	multiplicaba	multiplicábamos	multiplicabais	multiplicaban
	preterite	multipliqué	multiplicaste	multiplicó	multiplicamos	multiplicasteis	multiplicaron
	future	multiplicaré	multiplicarás	multiplicará	multiplicaremos	multiplicaréis	multiplicarán
	conditional	multiplicaría	multiplicarías	multiplicaría	multiplicaríamos	multiplicaríais	multiplicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	multiplique	multipliquestú multipliquésvos2	multiplique	multipliquemos	multipliquéis	multipliquen
	imperfect (ra)	multiplicara	multiplicaras	multiplicara	multiplicáramos	multiplicarais	multiplicaran
	imperfect (se)	multiplicase	multiplicases	multiplicase	multiplicásemos	multiplicaseis	multiplicasen
	future1	multiplicare	multiplicares	multiplicare	multiplicáremos	multiplicareis	multiplicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		multiplicatú multiplicávos	multiplique	multipliquemos	multiplicad	multipliquen
	negative		no multipliques	no multiplique	no multipliquemos	no multipliquéis	no multipliquen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of multiplicar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive multiplicar	dative	multiplicarme	multiplicarte	multiplicarle, multiplicarse	multiplicarnos	multiplicaros	multiplicarles, multiplicarse
	accusative	multiplicarme	multiplicarte	multiplicarlo, multiplicarla, multiplicarse	multiplicarnos	multiplicaros	multiplicarlos, multiplicarlas, multiplicarse
with gerund multiplicando	dative	multiplicándome	multiplicándote	multiplicándole, multiplicándose	multiplicándonos	multiplicándoos	multiplicándoles, multiplicándose
	accusative	multiplicándome	multiplicándote	multiplicándolo, multiplicándola, multiplicándose	multiplicándonos	multiplicándoos	multiplicándolos, multiplicándolas, multiplicándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative multiplica	dative	multiplícame	multiplícate	multiplícale	multiplícanos	not used	multiplícales
	accusative	multiplícame	multiplícate	multiplícalo, multiplícala	multiplícanos	not used	multiplícalos, multiplícalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative multiplicá	dative	multiplicame	multiplicate	multiplicale	multiplicanos	not used	multiplicales
	accusative	multiplicame	multiplicate	multiplicalo, multiplicala	multiplicanos	not used	multiplicalos, multiplicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative multiplique	dative	multiplíqueme	not used	multiplíquele, multiplíquese	multiplíquenos	not used	multiplíqueles
	accusative	multiplíqueme	not used	multiplíquelo, multiplíquela, multiplíquese	multiplíquenos	not used	multiplíquelos, multiplíquelas
with first-person plural imperative multipliquemos	dative	not used	multipliquémoste	multipliquémosle	multipliquémonos	multipliquémoos	multipliquémosles
	accusative	not used	multipliquémoste	multipliquémoslo, multipliquémosla	multipliquémonos	multipliquémoos	multipliquémoslos, multipliquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative multiplicad	dative	multiplicadme	not used	multiplicadle	multiplicadnos	multiplicaos	multiplicadles
	accusative	multiplicadme	not used	multiplicadlo, multiplicadla	multiplicadnos	multiplicaos	multiplicadlos, multiplicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative multipliquen	dative	multiplíquenme	not used	multiplíquenle	multiplíquennos	not used	multiplíquenles, multiplíquense
	accusative	multiplíquenme	not used	multiplíquenlo, multiplíquenla	multiplíquennos	not used	multiplíquenlos, multiplíquenlas, multiplíquense

    Conjugation of multiplicarse (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			multiplicarse
gerund			multiplicándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		multiplicado		multiplicada
		plural		multiplicados		multiplicadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	multiplicarme	multiplicarte	multiplicarse	multiplicarnos	multiplicaros	multiplicarse
	gerund	multiplicándome	multiplicándote	multiplicándose	multiplicándonos	multiplicándoos	multiplicándose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me multiplico	te multiplicastú te multiplicásvos	se multiplica	nos multiplicamos	os multiplicáis	se multiplican
	imperfect	me multiplicaba	te multiplicabas	se multiplicaba	nos multiplicábamos	os multiplicabais	se multiplicaban
	preterite	me multipliqué	te multiplicaste	se multiplicó	nos multiplicamos	os multiplicasteis	se multiplicaron
	future	me multiplicaré	te multiplicarás	se multiplicará	nos multiplicaremos	os multiplicaréis	se multiplicarán
	conditional	me multiplicaría	te multiplicarías	se multiplicaría	nos multiplicaríamos	os multiplicaríais	se multiplicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me multiplique	te multipliquestú te multipliquésvos2	se multiplique	nos multipliquemos	os multipliquéis	se multipliquen
	imperfect (ra)	me multiplicara	te multiplicaras	se multiplicara	nos multiplicáramos	os multiplicarais	se multiplicaran
	imperfect (se)	me multiplicase	te multiplicases	se multiplicase	nos multiplicásemos	os multiplicaseis	se multiplicasen
	future1	me multiplicare	te multiplicares	se multiplicare	nos multiplicáremos	os multiplicareis	se multiplicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		multiplícatetú multiplicatevos	multiplíquese	multipliquémonos	multiplicaos	multiplíquense
	negative		no te multipliques	no se multiplique	no nos multipliquemos	no os multipliquéis	no se multipliquen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms

• tabla de multiplicar

Related terms

• múltiple
• multiplicación
• multiplicador

Further reading

• “multiplicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025