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English

Noun

mut (plural muts)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of mutt

Albanian

Etymology

Either from Proto-Albanian *mukta, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (to release, let loose) (compare Sanskrit मुक्त (muktá, released)) or from Proto-Albanian *mut, from Proto-Indo-European *mewH- (wet; dirt; to wash). Compare Armenian մութ (mutʻ, dark), Middle Low German modder (mud), English mud, Sanskrit मूत्र (mūtra, urine).

Pronunciation

Noun

mut m

  1. (vulgar) shit
  2. dirty

Synonyms

See also

Aromanian

Etymology 1

From Latin mūtō. Compare Romanian muta, mut.

Alternative forms

Verb

mut first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative mutã, past participle mutatã)

  1. to move
  2. to remove, displace
  3. to raise

Etymology 2

From Latin mūtus. Compare Romanian mut.

Alternative forms

Adjective

mut (feminine mutã, masculine plural muts, feminine plural muti / mute)

  1. mute
Derived terms

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan mut, from Latin mūtus, of Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mut (feminine muda, masculine plural muts, feminine plural mudes)

  1. mute

Derived terms

Noun

mut m (plural muts, feminine muda)

  1. mute

Further reading

Chuukese

Verb

mut

  1. to allow

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin modo. Compare regional Italian mo, compare Romanian măi.

Adverb

mut

  1. now

Danish

Pronunciation

Adjective

mut

  1. sullen, sulky

Inflection

Inflection of mut
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular mut 2
indefinite neuter singular mut 2
plural mutte 2
definite attributive1 mutte

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Conjunction

mut (colloquial)

  1. (coordinating) Apocopic form of mutta

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronoun

mut

  1. (colloquial) accusative singular of

See also

French

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Verb

mut

  1. third-person singular past historic of mouvoir

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin mūtus.

Adjective

mut

  1. mute, dumb

See also

Hlai

Pronunciation

Noun

mut

  1. quail

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish mutta.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

mut

  1. but
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Naapurikeeliin, suomen, viron ja vadjan keeliin kera iƶoran keeli ono siottu oman strukturan, fonettisen, äänisostavan, kautta, mut iƶoran keeleel ono suur yhtehös i karjalan keelen kera.
      The Ingrian language is related to its neighbouring languages, Finnish, Estonian and Votic, through own structure, that of phonetics, the inventory of sounds, but the Ingrian language has a strong connection with the Karelian language, too.

Synonyms

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References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 315

Ladin

Etymology

Most likely a variation of mat, as in fé da mat ("to play")

Noun

mut m (plural mutons)

  1. (Gherdëina) boy, child
    I à doi mutons: n mut y na mutaThey have two children: a boy and a girl
    Tré su n mutTo raise a child
    Ulà ie pa jit chël mut?Where did that boy go?
    Resté vedl mutTo remain a bachelor

Alternative forms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of age): ël
  • (antonym(s) of gender): muta

Derived terms

Maltese

Pronunciation

Verb

mut

  1. second-person singular imperative of miet

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin mūtō<ref<https://www.dex.ro/muta</ref>. Compare Aromanian mut, Romanian muta.

Verb

mut

  1. I move.

References


Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French mu, mut, mui.

Noun

mut m (plural muts)

  1. mute (one who cannot speak)

Adjective

mut m (feminine singular mute, masculine plural mutz, feminine plural mutes)

  1. mute (unable to speak)

Descendants

  • French: muet

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian mōta (must). Cognates include West Frisian moatte. The sense “may” developed throughout North Frisian, surely starting out from the negative; compare English must not ≈ may not.

Verb

mut

  1. (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) may, be allowed to

Conjugation

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin mūtus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mut m (feminine singular muda, masculine plural muts, feminine plural mudas)

  1. mute

Further reading

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 668.

Rohingya

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit মূত্র (mū́tra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múHtram, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *muH-. Cognate with Assamese মূত (mut), Bengali মুত (mut).

Noun

mut (Hanifi spelling 𐴔𐴟𐴃𐴢)

  1. urine

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin mūtus, of Proto-Indo-European origin.

Adjective

mut m or n (feminine singular mută, masculine plural muți, feminine and neuter plural mute)

  1. dumb, mute
Declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite mut mută muți mute
definite mutul muta muții mutele
genitive-
dative
indefinite mut mute muți mute
definite mutului mutei muților mutilor
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

mut

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of muta

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmut/
  • Hyphenation: mut

Noun

mut (definite accusative mutu, plural mutlar)

  1. joy

Derived terms

  1. mutlu (happy)
  2. mutsuz (unhappy)

Tzeltal

Noun

mut

  1. bird

Tzotzil

Noun

mut (plural mutetik)

  1. (Zinacantán) bird

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

mut

  1. charcoal
    Synonym: maamut

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics