muto

See also: Muto, mutó, mutò, and műtő

Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Navarro-Aragonese muito, from Latin multus (much; many), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (crumbled, crumpled, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Italian molto, Catalan molt, and Spanish mucho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuto/
  • Syllabification: mu‧to
  • Rhymes: -uto

Determiner

muto

  1. much; many; a lot of; lots of
    Tiengo mutas cosas pa fer
    I have many things to do.
    Ha pleviu muta augua.
    It rained a lot.
  2. too much; too many (an excessive amount of)
    Synonyms: masa, masiau, demasiau
    No m'agrada estar aquí. i hai muta chent.
    I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

Pronoun

muto

  1. much; many; a lot; lots
    Bella ye buena, mutas no en son.
    Some are good, many aren't.
  2. too much; too many
    Si deixasem mutas ubiertas, podríam tener problemas.
    If too many are left open, we could have some problems.

Adverb

muto

  1. very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)
    Synonyms: arrienda, buena cosa, buen tallo, a-saber-lo
    Me fas muto goyo.
    I like you very much.

Further reading

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

muto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mutar

Duala

Noun

muto

  1. woman

Galician

Verb

muto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mutar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.to/
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Hyphenation: mù‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin mūtus.

Adjective

muto (feminine muta, masculine plural muti, feminine plural mute)

  1. mute, voiceless
    1. speechless
    2. silent
  2. (linguistics, of a letter) unpronounced
  3. (phonetics, of a consonant) classified as an obstruent (speech sound requiring tight restriction of airflow)

Interjection

muto

  1. (possibly regional) shut up!
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

muto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mutare

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (to exchange).[1][2]

Verb

mūtō (present infinitive mūtāre, perfect active mūtāvī, supine mūtātum); first conjugation

  1. to move, remove
    Synonym: moveo
    in melius mutareto change to a better condition, improve
  2. to alter, change, modify, transform
    Synonyms: alterō, trānsferō, commūtō, versō, vertō, cōnferō
    mutatis mutandisthe necessary changes having been made
  3. to vary, diversify
  4. to mutate, spoil
  5. to exchange, barter, sell
    Synonyms: commūtō, reparō
  6. to forsake, abandon, leave
    Synonyms: dēserō, relinquō, omittō, dēdō, dēcēdō, dēstituō, dēficiō, oblīvīscor, concēdō, cēdō, dissimulō, trādō, trānsmittō, addīcō, praetereō, neglegō, pōnō, reddō, remittō, permittō, tribuō, dēferō, trānsferō
Conjugation

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: mut, mutari
    • Megleno-Romanian: mut, mutari
    • Romanian: muta, mutare
  • Italo-Dalmatian:
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

Borrowings:

Etymology 2

    Compare Old Irish moth (male organ).[3] Weiss 1996 proposes a derivation from a Proto-Indo-European *mewH- (to be abundant, reproductively powerful), with Ancient Greek μῡρῐ́ος (mūrĭ́os) as a cognate.[4]

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    mūtō m (genitive mūtōnis); third declension

    1. (vulgar slang, anatomy) penis
      • 65 BCE – 8 BCE, Horace, Satires 1.2.68:
        Huic si mūtōnis verbīs mala tanta videntī
        dīceret haec animus ‘quid vīs tibi? numquid ego ā tē
        magnō prognātum dēpōscō cōnsule cunnum
        vēlātumque stolā, mea cum conferbuit īra?'
        What if, in the words of his penis, his mind were to say to the man when he sees such troubles: 'What exactly do you want? Do I ever demand a cunt descended from a famous consul or veiled in a fancy gown when my passion grows hot?'
    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative mūtō mūtōnēs
    genitive mūtōnis mūtōnum
    dative mūtōnī mūtōnibus
    accusative mūtōnem mūtōnēs
    ablative mūtōne mūtōnibus
    vocative mūtō mūtōnēs
    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 715
    2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “mutate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
    3. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “mūtō / muttō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 398
    4. ^ Weiss, Michael (1996), “Greek μυρίος 'countless', Hittite mūri- 'bunch (of fruit)'”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics[1], volume 109, number 2, page 208

    Further reading

    • muto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • muto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "muto", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • muto in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
    • muto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to keep one's countenance, remain impassive: vultum non mutare
      • to alter one's views, intentions: consilium, sententiam mutare
      • to go into mourning: vestem mutare (opp. ad vestitum suum redire) (Planc. 12. 29)
      • to change one's clothes (and shoes): vestimenta (et calceos) mutare
      • to naturalise oneself as a citizen of another country: civitatem mutare (Balb. 11. 27)
      • to leave one's country (only used of exiles): solum vertere, mutare (Caecin. 34. 100)
      • to change one's tactics: rationem belli gerendi mutare (Liv. 32. 31)
    • muto”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray


    Macanese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Portuguese muito.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmu(j).tu/

    Adverb

    muto

    1. very; a lot; very much
      Synonym: ui-di
      muto tántovery much, a great many
      iou muto sustoI am very scared
      Iou muto querê pa vôsI love you very much

    References

    Portuguese

    Verb

    muto

    1. first-person singular present indicative of mutar

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmuto/ [ˈmu.t̪o]
    • Rhymes: -uto
    • Syllabification: mu‧to

    Verb

    muto

    1. first-person singular present indicative of mutar