多し

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
多
おお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

多(おお)し • (ōshi) ←おほし (ofosi)?†-ku

  1. Classical Japanese form of 多い (ōi)
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "多し" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 多く[1]
多から[2]		おほく
おほから		ofoku
ofokara
Continuative (連用形) 多く[1]
多かり[2]		おほく
おほかり		ofoku
ofokari
Terminal (終止形) 多しおほしofosi
Attributive (連体形) 多き
多かる		おほき
おほかる		ofoki
ofokaru
Realis (已然形) 多けれおほけれofokere
Imperative (命令形) 多かれおほかれofokare
Key constructions
Negative 多からずおほからずofokarazu
Contrasting conjunction 多けれどおほけれどofokeredo
Causal conjunction 多ければおほければofokereba
Conditional conjunction 多くばおほくばofokuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 多かりきおほかりきofokariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 多かりけりおほかりけりofokarikeri
Adverbial 多くおほくofoku
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
多
まね
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Likely related to 遍(あまね)し (amaneshi, “universal, wide”).

Adjective

多(まね)し • (maneshi) †-ku

  1. many; numerous
  2. frequent
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "多し" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 多く[1]
多から[2]		まねく
まねから		maneku
manekara
Continuative (連用形) 多く[1]
多かり[2]		まねく
まねかり		maneku
manekari
Terminal (終止形) 多しまねしmanesi
Attributive (連体形) 多き
多かる		まねき
まねかる		maneki
manekaru
Realis (已然形) 多けれまねけれmanekere
Imperative (命令形) 多かれまねかれmanekare
Key constructions
Negative 多からずまねからずmanekarazu
Contrasting conjunction 多けれどまねけれどmanekeredo
Causal conjunction 多ければまねければmanekereba
Conditional conjunction 多くばまねくばmanekuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 多かりきまねかりきmanekariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 多かりけりまねかりけりmanekarikeri
Adverbial 多くまねくmaneku
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

References
  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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