muet
French
Etymology
Inherited 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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Adjective
muet (feminine muette, masculine plural muets, feminine plural muettes)
- dumb (unable to talk)
- silent, mute, unspeaking
- (phonetics) silent, unvoiced, unspoken
- « Le » et « la » deviennent « l’ » devant une voyelle ou un « h » muet.
- Le and la become l' before a vowel or a silent "h".
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
muet m (plural muets, feminine muette)
- mute (person who does not have the power of speech)
Further reading
- “muet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
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.
Descendants
References
- “mūet, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 November 2018.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French mu, from Latin mūtus.
Adjective
muet m
Derived terms
- muettement (“mutely, silently”)