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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Adjective

muet (feminine singular muette, masculine plural muets, feminine plural muettes)

  1. dumb (unable to talk)
  2. silent, mute, unspeaking
  3. 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".

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman muet; sometimes influenced by Latin mūtus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiu̯ɛt/, /ˈmiu̯t/

Adjective

muet

  1. Temporarily unable to speak (due to strong emotions or secrecy)
  2. (rare) Mute; unable to speak or incapable of speech.
  3. (rare) Silent; tending not to make noise.

Descendants

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French mu, from Latin mūtus.

Adjective

muet m

  1. (Jersey) mute

Derived terms

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