multiplicar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin multiplicāre.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

1. to multiply

Conjugation

    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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “multiplicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “multiplicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “multiplicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin multiplicāre, present active infinitive of multiplicō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French molteplier.

Verb

multiplicar

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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)]
  • (Southern Brazil) 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

 

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. to multiply

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

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú 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 tú 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 vos 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

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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10