"multiforus" meaning in Latin

See multiforus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [mʊɫˈtɪ.fɔ.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [mulˈtiː.fo.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: multus (“many”) + forō (“to pierce”) + -us (forming adjectives) Etymology templates: {{af|la|multus|forō|-us|gloss1=many|gloss2=to pierce|pos3=forming adjectives}} multus (“many”) + forō (“to pierce”) + -us (forming adjectives) Head templates: {{la-adj|multiforus}} multiforus (feminine multifora, neuter multiforum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|multiforus}} Forms: multifora [feminine], multiforum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], multiforus [masculine, nominative, singular], multifora [feminine, nominative, singular], multiforum [neuter, nominative, singular], multiforī [masculine, nominative, plural], multiforae [feminine, nominative, plural], multifora [neuter, nominative, plural], multiforī [genitive, masculine, singular], multiforae [feminine, genitive, singular], multiforī [genitive, neuter, singular], multiforōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], multiforārum [feminine, genitive, plural], multiforōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], multiforō [dative, masculine, singular], multiforae [dative, feminine, singular], multiforō [dative, neuter, singular], multiforīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], multiforum [accusative, masculine, singular], multiforam [accusative, feminine, singular], multiforum [accusative, neuter, singular], multiforōs [accusative, masculine, plural], multiforās [accusative, feminine, plural], multifora [accusative, neuter, plural], multiforō [ablative, masculine, singular], multiforā [ablative, feminine, singular], multiforō [ablative, neuter, singular], multiforīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], multifore [masculine, singular, vocative], multifora [feminine, singular, vocative], multiforum [neuter, singular, vocative], multiforī [masculine, plural, vocative], multiforae [feminine, plural, vocative], multifora [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. pierced with many holes Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-multiforus-la-adj-5ACQYe1f Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -us, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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