muter

English

Etymology

From mute +‎ -er.

Adjective

muter

  1. comparative form of mute: more mute

Noun

muter (plural muters)

  1. Something that mutes sound.
    The violinist often uses a muter when she practices.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūtāre. Doublet of muer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my.te/
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Verb

muter

  1. to transfer
  2. to mutate

Conjugation

Further reading

Anagrams

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese putĕr.

Noun

muter

  1. to turn

Latin

Verb

mūter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of mūtō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

muter f

  1. indefinite plural of mute (bribe)

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मूत्र (mū́tra).[1][2][3] Compare Phalura múutr.[2]

Noun

muter m (nominative plural mutera or mutra)

  1. urine[2][3]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muter”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 591
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “mutér”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 190b
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39