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mut
mute (unable to speak) /mut/
adjective#1657 most common
Also: silent, speechless
Example sentences
Băiatul este mut.
The boy is mute.
Fata mea este mută din naștere.
My daughter has been mute since birth.
Au rămas muți de uimire când au auzit vestea.
They were left speechless with astonishment when they heard the news.
Filmele mute din anii 1920 foloseau muzică live în cinematografe.
Silent films from the 1920s used live music in theaters.
A rămas mut la toate întrebările jurnaliștilor.
He stayed silent through all the journalists' questions.
Durerea ei mută spunea mai mult decât orice cuvânt.
Her silent pain said more than any word could.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mut (m) / mută (f) | muți (m) / mute (f) |
| Genitive | mut (m) / mute (f) | muți (m) / mute (f) |
| Accusative | mut (m) / mută (f) | muți (m) / mute (f) |
| Vocative | mut (m) / mută (f) | muți (m) / mute (f) |
Word family
muteniemuteness
a amuțito fall silent, to become mute
mutul / mutaa mute person (adjective used as a noun)
mutismmutism (medical or clinical silence)
Etymology
Mut comes from Latin mutus, meaning unable to speak. The word passed down almost unchanged through Vulgar Latin into Romanian, keeping both its sound and its core meaning. The same Latin root spread across the Romance languages, each softening the ending in its own way.
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