mune

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See also: Mune, MUNE, mûne, and muñe

English

Etymology

Formed under the implication that the word immune was formed in modern English with the prefix im- and another word. The word immune was actually formed from a prefix in Latin immūnis (exempt from public service), from in- (not) + mūnus (service).

Adjective

mune (not comparable)

  1. (humorous, informal, proscribed) Not immune; subject or vulnerable to (something).
    • 2003, Gregory Corso, An Accidental Autobiography: The Selected Letters of Gregory Corso, New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, page 44:
      You know, of course, that the writer of the book is immune to shame—that only the peddler of said book is mune—and, I must say that the most shameful person or persons involved are those that condone—such as Mr. Rexroth []
    • 2005, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, "Duchess of Wails" (season 3, episode 5)
      Mac: But no matter what she does, they don't mind. It's like they're immune. Bloo: Well, we'll just have to make them mune by any means necessary.
    • 2012 December 24, Stephen Brocklehurst, Lifeaholic, New Generation Publishing, →ISBN:
      My immune system is so fucked it's now a mune system.

Estonian

Noun

mune

  1. partitive plural of muna

Japanese

Romanization

mune

  1. Rōmaji transcription of むね

Middle English

Verb

mune

  1. Alternative form of mone (shall)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • muna (a and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse munu.

Verb

mune (present tense mun, past tense munde, past participle munt, imperative mun)

  1. (archaic) to be feasible or possible

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Verb

mune

  1. inflection of munir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Scots

Pronunciation

Noun

mune (plural munes)

  1. Alternative spelling of muin

Spanish

Verb

mune

  1. inflection of munir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Numeral

mune

  1. four