muttum

Latin

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic root, compare mūtus or mussō.

Noun

muttum n (genitive muttī); second declension

A mutter, a grunt

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	muttum	mutta
genitive	muttī	muttōrum
dative	muttō	muttīs
accusative	muttum	mutta
ablative	muttō	muttīs
vocative	muttum	mutta

Descendants

Italian: motto
- English: motto
French: mot

References

muttum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
muttum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
muttum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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