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Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian muntuni, from Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”). The plural mtaten instead of expected *mnaten seems to imply that the singular was formerly (also) pronounced *muttun.
Pronunciation
Noun
muntun m (plural mtaten)
- ram (male sheep)
- laħam tal-muntun ― mutton
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