"muttum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈmʊt.tũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmut̪.t̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Backformation from muttīre (“to mutter, murmur, talk quietly”). Of onomatopoeic origin; "make a mu-noise," possibly dating back to Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”); compare mūtus or mussō. See also Proto-Germanic *mūlō, English mutter. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|la|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{der|la|ine-pro|*mū-|t=lips, muzzle}} Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”), {{cog|gem-pro|*mūlō}} Proto-Germanic *mūlō, {{cog|en|mutter}} English mutter Head templates: {{la-noun|muttum<2>}} muttum n (genitive muttī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|muttum<2>}} Forms: muttī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], muttum [nominative, singular], mutta [nominative, plural], muttī [genitive, singular], muttōrum [genitive, plural], muttō [dative, singular], muttīs [dative, plural], muttum [accusative, singular], mutta [accusative, plural], muttō [ablative, singular], muttīs [ablative, plural], muttum [singular, vocative], mutta [plural, vocative]
  1. A mutter, a grunt Tags: declension-2, neuter
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      "form": "muttō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muttīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muttum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mutta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "muttum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "muttum n (genitive muttī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "muttum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin neuter nouns",
        "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin onomatopoeias",
        "Latin palindromes",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A mutter, a grunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mutter",
          "mutter"
        ],
        [
          "grunt",
          "grunt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʊt.tũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmut̪.t̪um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muttum"
}

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