mutu

See also: Mut'u

Abu

Noun

mutu

1. nose

Further reading

• Summer Institute of Linguistics Language Survey of Abu (1975), quoted on transnewguinea.org
• 1998, Otto Ignatius M. S. Nekitel, Voices of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Language, Culture and Identity (→ISBN), page 244:

  [...]demonstrates the range of body parts' terms that Abu' use idiomatically:

  1. baraka 'head'; 2. naif 'eyes'; 3. naleh 'teeth'; 4. mutu 'nose'; 5. ahaka 'tongue/voice'; 6. elhuka 'neck', 7. numunas 'chest', 8. lakuh 'hands', [...]

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Basque

Adjective

mutu

1. dumb
2. mute

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūtuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmu.tu]

Adjective

mutu (feminine mútua, masculine plural mutus, feminine plural mútues)

1. mutual

Synonyms

• mutual

Derived terms

• mútuament

Further reading

• “mutu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.tú/

Noun

1. head
2. chapter (of a book)
3. heading
4. topic under discussion
5. (news) headline

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmutu/, [ˈmut̪u]
• Rhymes: -utu
• Syllabification^(key): mu‧tu

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

mutu

1. Eurasian common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

Declension

Inflection of mutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		mutu	mudut
genitive		mudun	mutujen
partitive		mutua	mutuja
illative		mutuun	mutuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mutu	mudut
accusative	nom.	mutu	mudut
	gen.	mudun
genitive		mudun	mutujen
partitive		mutua	mutuja
inessive		mudussa	muduissa
elative		mudusta	muduista
illative		mutuun	mutuihin
adessive		mudulla	muduilla
ablative		mudulta	muduilta
allative		mudulle	muduille
essive		mutuna	mutuina
translative		muduksi	muduiksi
abessive		mudutta	muduitta
instructive		—	muduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mutuni mutuni accusative nom. mutuni mutuni gen. mutuni genitive mutuni mutujeni partitive mutuani mutujani inessive mudussani muduissani elative mudustani muduistani illative mutuuni mutuihini adessive mudullani muduillani ablative mudultani muduiltani allative mudulleni muduilleni essive mutunani mutuinani translative mudukseni muduikseni abessive muduttani muduittani instructive — — comitative — mutuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mutusi mutusi accusative nom. mutusi mutusi gen. mutusi genitive mutusi mutujesi partitive mutuasi mutujasi inessive mudussasi muduissasi elative mudustasi muduistasi illative mutuusi mutuihisi adessive mudullasi muduillasi ablative mudultasi muduiltasi allative mudullesi muduillesi essive mutunasi mutuinasi translative muduksesi muduiksesi abessive muduttasi muduittasi instructive — — comitative — mutuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mutumme mutumme accusative nom. mutumme mutumme gen. mutumme genitive mutumme mutujemme partitive mutuamme mutujamme inessive mudussamme muduissamme elative mudustamme muduistamme illative mutuumme mutuihimme adessive mudullamme muduillamme ablative mudultamme muduiltamme allative mudullemme muduillemme essive mutunamme mutuinamme translative muduksemme muduiksemme abessive muduttamme muduittamme instructive — — comitative — mutuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mutunne mutunne accusative nom. mutunne mutunne gen. mutunne genitive mutunne mutujenne partitive mutuanne mutujanne inessive mudussanne muduissanne elative mudustanne muduistanne illative mutuunne mutuihinne adessive mudullanne muduillanne ablative mudultanne muduiltanne allative mudullenne muduillenne essive mutunanne mutuinanne translative muduksenne muduiksenne abessive muduttanne muduittanne instructive — — comitative — mutuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mutunsa mutunsa accusative nom. mutunsa mutunsa gen. mutunsa genitive mutunsa mutujensa partitive mutuaan mutuansa mutujaan mutujansa inessive mudussaan mudussansa muduissaan muduissansa elative mudustaan mudustansa muduistaan muduistansa illative mutuunsa mutuihinsa adessive mudullaan mudullansa muduillaan muduillansa ablative mudultaan mudultansa muduiltaan muduiltansa allative mudulleen mudullensa muduilleen muduillensa essive mutunaan mutunansa mutuinaan mutuinansa translative mudukseen muduksensa muduikseen muduiksensa abessive muduttaan muduttansa muduittaan muduittansa instructive — — comitative — mutuineen mutuinensa

Inflection of mutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		mutu	mutut
genitive		mutun	mutujen
partitive		mutua	mutuja
illative		mutuun	mutuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mutu	mutut
accusative	nom.	mutu	mutut
	gen.	mutun
genitive		mutun	mutujen
partitive		mutua	mutuja
inessive		mutussa	mutuissa
elative		mutusta	mutuista
illative		mutuun	mutuihin
adessive		mutulla	mutuilla
ablative		mutulta	mutuilta
allative		mutulle	mutuille
essive		mutuna	mutuina
translative		mutuksi	mutuiksi
abessive		mututta	mutuitta
instructive		—	mutuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mutuni mutuni accusative nom. mutuni mutuni gen. mutuni genitive mutuni mutujeni partitive mutuani mutujani inessive mutussani mutuissani elative mutustani mutuistani illative mutuuni mutuihini adessive mutullani mutuillani ablative mutultani mutuiltani allative mutulleni mutuilleni essive mutunani mutuinani translative mutukseni mutuikseni abessive mututtani mutuittani instructive — — comitative — mutuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mutusi mutusi accusative nom. mutusi mutusi gen. mutusi genitive mutusi mutujesi partitive mutuasi mutujasi inessive mutussasi mutuissasi elative mutustasi mutuistasi illative mutuusi mutuihisi adessive mutullasi mutuillasi ablative mutultasi mutuiltasi allative mutullesi mutuillesi essive mutunasi mutuinasi translative mutuksesi mutuiksesi abessive mututtasi mutuittasi instructive — — comitative — mutuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mutumme mutumme accusative nom. mutumme mutumme gen. mutumme genitive mutumme mutujemme partitive mutuamme mutujamme inessive mutussamme mutuissamme elative mutustamme mutuistamme illative mutuumme mutuihimme adessive mutullamme mutuillamme ablative mutultamme mutuiltamme allative mutullemme mutuillemme essive mutunamme mutuinamme translative mutuksemme mutuiksemme abessive mututtamme mutuittamme instructive — — comitative — mutuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mutunne mutunne accusative nom. mutunne mutunne gen. mutunne genitive mutunne mutujenne partitive mutuanne mutujanne inessive mutussanne mutuissanne elative mutustanne mutuistanne illative mutuunne mutuihinne adessive mutullanne mutuillanne ablative mutultanne mutuiltanne allative mutullenne mutuillenne essive mutunanne mutuinanne translative mutuksenne mutuiksenne abessive mututtanne mutuittanne instructive — — comitative — mutuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mutunsa mutunsa accusative nom. mutunsa mutunsa gen. mutunsa genitive mutunsa mutujensa partitive mutuaan mutuansa mutujaan mutujansa inessive mutussaan mutussansa mutuissaan mutuissansa elative mutustaan mutustansa mutuistaan mutuistansa illative mutuunsa mutuihinsa adessive mutullaan mutullansa mutuillaan mutuillansa ablative mutultaan mutultansa mutuiltaan mutuiltansa allative mutulleen mutullensa mutuilleen mutuillensa essive mutunaan mutunansa mutuinaan mutuinansa translative mutukseen mutuksensa mutuikseen mutuiksensa abessive mututtaan mututtansa mutuittaan mutuittansa instructive — — comitative — mutuineen mutuinensa

Etymology 2

Contraction of musta tuntuu (I feel, think, methinks), or from German Vermutung (“guess”).

Noun

mutu

1. (colloquial) poor reasoning or knowledge based on common beliefs as opposed to actual knowledge

Synonyms

• mututuntuma
• näppituntuma

Anagrams

• muut

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Garifuna

Noun

mutu

1. person, human being (man or woman)

Usage notes

This noun is either masculine or feminine according to the definite article, le (“the”, masculine) or to (“the”, feminine).

See also

• wügüri (“man”)
• würi (“woman”)

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Latvian

Noun

mutu f

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive plural form of mute

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Indonesian putus, Fijian mudu).

Verb

mutu

1. to cease

Derived terms

• mutunga

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Novial

Pronoun

1. (reciprocal) each other

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Okinawan

Romanization

1. Template:ryu-romanization of

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Sicilian

Alternative forms

• mudu

Etymology

From Latin mūtus.

Adjective

mutu (feminine singular muta, masculine and feminine plural muti)

1. mute

Inflection

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	mutu	muta
Plural	muti	muti