mutt
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Clipping of muttonhead.
Noun edit
mutt (plural mutts)
- A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- 1986, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “You Can Call Me Al”, in Graceland:
- Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly / Get these mutts away from me / You know, I don't find this stuff amusing anymore
- (usually derogatory or humorous) A person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.
- 2013 June 28, David Brooks, “A Nation of Mutts”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Soon, we will no longer be an outpost of Europe, but a nation of mutts, a nation with hundreds of fluid ethnicities from around the world, intermarrying and intermingling. Americans of European descent are already a minority among 5-year-olds.
- (chiefly US, slang, derogatory) An idiot, a stupid person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiot
- 1990, Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas[2], spoken by Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci):
- Mother fuckin' mutt! You, you fucking piece of shit!
- 2019 November 20, Luke O'Neil, quoting Robert De Niro, “Robert De Niro v Trump: a complete history of a (mainly one-sided) beef”, in The Guardian[3]:
- “He’s so blatantly stupid. He’s a punk. He’s a dog. He’s a pig. A con. A bullshit artist. A mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” he said, among many other things, in a video.
- (Internet slang, derogatory) A person from the United States, in reference to sense 2.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Translations edit
mongrel dog
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person of diverse ancestry
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idiot, stupid person
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
mutt (plural mutts)
- Alternative form of matha
Estonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown.
Noun edit
mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti)
- mole (animal)
Declension edit
| Declension of mutt (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mutt | mutid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | muti | ||
| genitive | muttide | ||
| partitive | mutti | mutte muttisid | |
| illative | mutti mutisse |
muttidesse mutesse | |
| inessive | mutis | muttides mutes | |
| elative | mutist | muttidest mutest | |
| allative | mutile | muttidele mutele | |
| adessive | mutil | muttidel mutel | |
| ablative | mutilt | muttidelt mutelt | |
| translative | mutiks | muttideks muteks | |
| terminative | mutini | muttideni | |
| essive | mutina | muttidena | |
| abessive | mutita | muttideta | |
| comitative | mutiga | muttidega | |
Etymology 2 edit
From German Mutti (“mom; mommy”).
Noun edit
mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti) (colloquial)
Declension edit
| Declension of mutt (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mutt | mutid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | muti | ||
| genitive | muttide | ||
| partitive | mutti | mutte muttisid | |
| illative | mutti mutisse |
muttidesse mutesse | |
| inessive | mutis | muttides mutes | |
| elative | mutist | muttidest mutest | |
| allative | mutile | muttidele mutele | |
| adessive | mutil | muttidel mutel | |
| ablative | mutilt | muttidelt mutelt | |
| translative | mutiks | muttideks muteks | |
| terminative | mutini | muttideni | |
| essive | mutina | muttidena | |
| abessive | mutita | muttideta | |
| comitative | mutiga | muttidega | |
Etymology 3 edit
From Russian мутник (mutnik), from мути́ть (mutítʹ, “to cloud, muddy”) + -ник (-nik).
Noun edit
mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti)
- A traditional fishing net used to catch small fish.
Declension edit
| Declension of mutt (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mutt | mutid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | muti | ||
| genitive | muttide | ||
| partitive | mutti | mutte muttisid | |
| illative | mutti mutisse |
muttidesse mutesse | |
| inessive | mutis | muttides mutes | |
| elative | mutist | muttidest mutest | |
| allative | mutile | muttidele mutele | |
| adessive | mutil | muttidel mutel | |
| ablative | mutilt | muttidelt mutelt | |
| translative | mutiks | muttideks muteks | |
| terminative | mutini | muttideni | |
| essive | mutina | muttidena | |
| abessive | mutita | muttideta | |
| comitative | mutiga | muttidega | |
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti)
Declension edit
| Declension of mutt (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mutt | mutid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | muti | ||
| genitive | muttide | ||
| partitive | mutti | mutte muttisid | |
| illative | mutti mutisse |
muttidesse mutesse | |
| inessive | mutis | muttides mutes | |
| elative | mutist | muttidest mutest | |
| allative | mutile | muttidele mutele | |
| adessive | mutil | muttidel mutel | |
| ablative | mutilt | muttidelt mutelt | |
| translative | mutiks | muttideks muteks | |
| terminative | mutini | muttideni | |
| essive | mutina | muttidena | |
| abessive | mutita | muttideta | |
| comitative | mutiga | muttidega | |
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Northern Sami muottá, genitive and accusative singular of muoddá.
Alternative forms edit
- mudd (alternative form based on the nominative form of the Samic origin)
Noun edit
mutt m (definite singular mutten, indefinite plural muttar, definite plural muttane)
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Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
mutt (indefinite singular mutt, definite singular and plural mutte, comparative muttare, indefinite superlative muttast, definite superlative muttaste)
References edit
- “mutt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.