muet
French
Etymology
From Middle French mut, muet, from Old French mu, mut, mui, from Latin mūtus, of Proto-Indo-European origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɥɛ/, /my.ɛ/
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Further reading
- “muet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman muet; sometimes influenced by Latin mūtus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiu̯ɛt/, /ˈmiu̯t/
Adjective
muet
- Temporarily unable to speak (due to strong emotions or secrecy)
- (rare) Mute; unable to speak or incapable of speech.
- (rare) Silent; tending not to make noise.
References
- “mūet (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-03.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French mu, from Latin mūtus.
Derived terms
- muettement (“mutely, silently”)
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