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muto

See also: Muto, mutó, mutò, and műtő

Aragonese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Determiner

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muto

  2. 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.
  4. 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

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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

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muto

  2. 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.

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Catalan

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muto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mutar

Galician

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muto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mutar

Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From Latin mūtus.

Adjective

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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

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muto

  1. (possibly regional) shut up!
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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muto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mutare

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. to move, remove
    Synonym: moveo
    in melius mutare ― to change to a better condition, improve
  2. to alter, change, modify, transform
    Synonyms: alterō, trānsferō, commūtō, versō, vertō, cōnferō
    mutatis mutandis ― the 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
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   Conjugation of mūtō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mūtō mūtās mūtat mūtāmus mūtātis mūtant
imperfect mūtābam mūtābās mūtābat mūtābāmus mūtābātis mūtābant
future mūtābō mūtābis mūtābit mūtābimus mūtābitis mūtābunt
perfect mūtāvī mūtāvistī,
mūtāstī2 		mūtāvit,
mūtāt2 		mūtāvimus,
mūtāmus2 		mūtāvistis,
mūtāstis2 		mūtāvērunt,
mūtārunt,
mūtāvēre2
pluperfect mūtāveram,
mūtāram2 		mūtāverās,
mūtārās2 		mūtāverat,
mūtārat2 		mūtāverāmus,
mūtārāmus2 		mūtāverātis,
mūtārātis2 		mūtāverant,
mūtārant2
future perfect mūtāverō,
mūtārō2 		mūtāveris,
mūtāris2 		mūtāverit,
mūtārit2 		mūtāverimus,
mūtārimus2 		mūtāveritis,
mūtāritis2 		mūtāverint,
mūtārint2
passive present mūtor mūtāris,
mūtāre 		mūtātur mūtāmur mūtāminī mūtantur
imperfect mūtābar mūtābāris,
mūtābāre 		mūtābātur mūtābāmur mūtābāminī mūtābantur
future mūtābor mūtāberis,
mūtābere 		mūtābitur mūtābimur mūtābiminī mūtābuntur
perfect mūtātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect mūtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect mūtātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mūtem mūtēs mūtet mūtēmus mūtētis mūtent
imperfect mūtārem mūtārēs mūtāret mūtārēmus mūtārētis mūtārent
perfect mūtāverim,
mūtārim2 		mūtāverīs,
mūtārīs2 		mūtāverit,
mūtārit2 		mūtāverīmus,
mūtārīmus2 		mūtāverītis,
mūtārītis2 		mūtāverint,
mūtārint2
pluperfect mūtāvissem,
mūtāssem2 		mūtāvissēs,
mūtāssēs2 		mūtāvisset,
mūtāsset2 		mūtāvissēmus,
mūtāssēmus2 		mūtāvissētis,
mūtāssētis2 		mūtāvissent,
mūtāssent2
passive present mūter mūtēris,
mūtēre 		mūtētur mūtēmur mūtēminī mūtentur
imperfect mūtārer mūtārēris,
mūtārēre 		mūtārētur mūtārēmur mūtārēminī mūtārentur
perfect mūtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect mūtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — mūtā — — mūtāte —
future — mūtātō mūtātō — mūtātōte mūtantō
passive present — mūtāre — — mūtāminī —
future — mūtātor mūtātor — — mūtantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present mūtāre mūtārī,
mūtārier1 		mūtāns —
future mūtātūrum esse mūtātum īrī mūtātūrus mūtandus
perfect mūtāvisse,
mūtāsse2 		mūtātum esse — mūtātus
future perfect — mūtātum fore — —
perfect potential mūtātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
mūtandī mūtandō mūtandum mūtandō mūtātum mūtātū

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

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Etymology 2

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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]

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Noun

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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?'
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Third-declension noun.

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

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 715
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “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

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  • “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’s 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 (2003-2025), 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

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Etymology

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From Portuguese muito.

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Adverb

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muto

  1. very; a lot; very much
    Synonym: ui-di
    muto tánto ― very much, a great many
    iou muto susto ― I am very scared
    Iou muto querê pa vôs ― I love you very much

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muto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mutar

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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muto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mutar
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