mutismo

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Italian

Etymology

From muto +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈti.zmo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tì‧smo

Noun

mutismo m (plural mutismi)

  1. muteness
  2. (medicine) mutism
  3. stubborn or obstinate silence

Further reading

  • mutismo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • mutismo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • mutismo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • mutìsmo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • mutismo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • mutismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mūtus +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈtismo/
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: mu‧tis‧mo

Noun

mutismo m (plural mutismos)

  1. muteness
  2. mutism

Derived terms

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