"muntun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /munˈtuːn/ Forms: mtaten [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian muntuni, from Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”). The plural mtaten instead of expected *mnaten seems to imply that the singular was formerly (also) pronounced *muttun. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|muntuni}} Borrowed from Sicilian muntuni, {{der|mt|la|moltō}} Latin moltō, {{der|mt|cel-gau|*multon-}} Gaulish *multon-, {{der|mt|cel-pro|*moltos||wether}} Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=mtaten}} muntun m (plural mtaten)
  1. ram (male sheep) Tags: masculine Synonyms: kibx Related terms: ħaruf, nagħġa

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian muntuni",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "moltō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin moltō",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-gau",
        "3": "*multon-"
      },
      "expansion": "Gaulish *multon-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*moltos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "wether"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian muntuni, from Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”). The plural mtaten instead of expected *mnaten seems to imply that the singular was formerly (also) pronounced *muttun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mtaten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "mtaten"
      },
      "expansion": "muntun m (plural mtaten)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Male animals",
          "orig": "mt:Male animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Sheep",
          "orig": "mt:Sheep",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "mutton",
          "text": "laħam tal-muntun"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ram (male sheep)"
      ],
      "id": "en-muntun-mt-noun-bMjgY-C7",
      "links": [
        [
          "ram",
          "ram"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ħaruf"
        },
        {
          "word": "nagħġa"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kibx"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/munˈtuːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muntun"
}
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    {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "moltō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin moltō",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "cel-gau",
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      },
      "expansion": "Gaulish *multon-",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*moltos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "wether"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian muntuni, from Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”). The plural mtaten instead of expected *mnaten seems to imply that the singular was formerly (also) pronounced *muttun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mtaten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "mtaten"
      },
      "expansion": "muntun m (plural mtaten)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ħaruf"
    },
    {
      "word": "nagħġa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Gaulish",
        "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
        "Maltese terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms with collocations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mt:Male animals",
        "mt:Sheep"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "mutton",
          "text": "laħam tal-muntun"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ram (male sheep)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ram",
          "ram"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kibx"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/munˈtuːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muntun"
}

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