muto

See also: Muto, mutó, mutò, and műtő

Catalan

Verb

muto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of mutar

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin mūtus, of Proto-Indo-European origin.

Adjective

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

1. mute
2. voiceless

Related terms

• ammutire

Etymology 2

Verb

muto

1. first-person singular present indicative of mutare

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.toː/, [ˈmuː.t̪oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.to/, [ˈmuː.t̪ɔ]

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Etymology 1

Factive form, from moveō (“move, stir”).

Otherwise from Proto-Indo-European *meytH- (“to exchange”).

Verb

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

1. I move, remove
2. I alter, change, modify, transform

   mutatis mutandis

   the necessary changes having been made

3. I vary, diversify
4. I mutate, spoil
5. I exchange, barter, sell
6. I forsake

Conjugation

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	mūtāvimus	mūtāvistis, mūtāstis2	mūtāvērunt, mūtāvēre
	pluperfect	mūtāveram	mūtāverās	mūtāverat	mūtāverāmus	mūtāverātis	mūtāverant
	future perfect	mūtāverō	mūtāveris	mūtāverit	mūtāverimus	mūtāveritis	mūtāverint
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	mūtāverīs	mūtāverit	mūtāverīmus	mūtāverītis	mūtāverint
	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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		mūtāre	mūtāvisse, mūtāsse2	mūtātūrum esse	mūtārī, mūtārier1	mūtātum esse	mūtātum īrī
participles		mūtāns	—	mūtātūrus	—	mūtātus	mūtandus
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 for this verb.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• commūtō
• dēmūtō
• ēmūtō
• immūtō
• mūtābilis
• mūtātiō
• mūtātus
• mūtuus
• permūtō
• submūtō
• trānsmūtō

 

Descendants

• Aromanian: mut, mutari
• Asturian: mudar
• → Asturian: mutar
• Catalan: mudar
• → Catalan: mutar
• Corsican: mutà
• Dalmatian: moitur
• → English: mutate, mute
• → French: muter
• Friulian: mudâ
• Italian: mutare
• Ladin: muder
• Occitan: mudar
• → Old English: bemutian, *mutian
  • Middle English: mouten
    • English: moult
• Old French: muer
  • → English: mew
  • French: muer
• Old Portuguese: mudar
  • Galician: mudar
  • Portuguese: mudar
• → Portuguese: mutar
• Romanian: muta, mutare
• Romansch: midar, müdar
• Sicilian: mutari
• Spanish: mudar
• → Spanish: mutar
• Venetian: mudar, muar

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mūtō m (genitive mūtōnis); third declension

1. (vulgar) 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.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mūtō	mūtōnēs
Genitive	mūtōnis	mūtōnum
Dative	mūtōnī	mūtōnibus
Accusative	mūtōnem	mūtōnēs
Ablative	mūtōne	mūtōnibus
Vocative	mūtō	mūtōnēs

References

• 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, 1883–1887)
• muto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], 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 Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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Spanish

Verb

muto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of mutar.