mutta

See also: Mutta, mútta, and muttā

Finnish

Etymology

From muu (“other”), either based on the abessive singular form (muutta, as if "without something else", "not to mention something else"), the partitive singular form (muuta: "something else"; the -uu- would have first been shortened and the final vowel elided, thus mut(t) with reanalysis as mutta) or (rejected by SKRK) from the -tta suffix indicating adverbs of manner ("regarding something else"). Compare Ingrian mut, Karelian muuta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmutːɑ/, [ˈmut̪ːɑ̝]

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• Rhymes: -utːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mut‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): mut‧ta

Conjunction

mutta

1. (coordinating) but (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence)

   Near-synonym: vaan

   Olisin halunnut lähteä heidän mukaansa, mutta en ehtinyt.

   I would have wanted to go with them, but I didn't have the time.

   Hän on nyt työmatkalla mutta palaa huomenna.

   He is on a business trip right now, but will come back tomorrow.

   Se ruoka on hyvää mutta myös terveellistä.

   The food was good but also healthful.

   Mutta kuvittelepa maailma, jossa ei olisi ilmastonmuutosta.

   But imagine, if you like, a world where climate change did not exist.

2. (coordinating) but (however/still/at least) (introducing a word or clause in contrast or contradiction with the preceding negative clause or sentence, but in such a way that the preceding clause is not wholly rejected)

   Near-synonym: vaan

   Kirja ei ollut paras lukemani, mutta ihan hyvä.

   The book wasn't the best I have read, but (still) pretty good.

Usage notes

Negative contractions for mutta
basic form	mutta
negative	singular	plural
1st person	mutten	muttemme
2nd person	muttet	muttette
3rd person	muttei	mutteivät mutteivat
These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. They are common, but optional.

Noun

mutta (informal)

1. (idiomatic) ifs, ands, or buts (in a negative phrase, used like noun only in partitive plural muttia with qualifier mitään) (modifications, limitations, or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good, doubts)

   En halua kuulla mitään muttia!

   I don't want to hear any ifs, ands or buts!

   Ei mitään muttia!

   No ifs, ands or buts!

Further reading

• “mutta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• tumat

Italian

Adjective

mutta f sg

1. feminine singular of mutto, alternative form of muto (“mute”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• मुत्त (Devanagari script)
• মুত্ত (Bengali script)
• මුත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• မုတ္တ or မုတ်တ (Burmese script)
• มุตฺต or มุตตะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩩᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຸຕ຺ຕ or ມຸຕຕະ (Lao script)
• មុត្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄪𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

See the entry.

Adjective

mutta

1. past participle of muñcati (“to release”)
2. freed

Declension

Declension table of "mutta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mutto	muttā
Accusative (second)	muttaṃ	mutte
Instrumental (third)	muttena	muttehi or muttebhi
Dative (fourth)	muttassa or muttāya or muttatthaṃ	muttānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	muttasmā or muttamhā or muttā	muttehi or muttebhi
Genitive (sixth)	muttassa	muttānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	muttasmiṃ or muttamhi or mutte	muttesu
Vocative (calling)	mutta	muttā

Declension table of "muttā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	muttā	muttāyo or muttā
Accusative (second)	muttaṃ	muttāyo or muttā
Instrumental (third)	muttāya	muttāhi or muttābhi
Dative (fourth)	muttāya	muttānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	muttāya	muttāhi or muttābhi
Genitive (sixth)	muttāya	muttānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	muttāya or muttāyaṃ	muttāsu
Vocative (calling)	mutte	muttāyo or muttā

Declension table of "mutta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	muttaṃ	muttāni
Accusative (second)	muttaṃ	muttāni
Instrumental (third)	muttena	muttehi or muttebhi
Dative (fourth)	muttassa or muttāya or muttatthaṃ	muttānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	muttasmā or muttamhā or muttā	muttehi or muttebhi
Genitive (sixth)	muttassa	muttānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	muttasmiṃ or muttamhi or mutte	muttesu
Vocative (calling)	mutta	muttāni

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मूत्र (mū́tra, “urine”).

Noun

mutta n

1. urine

Declension

As the neuter of the adjective.

Derived terms

• muttā
• gomutta
• pūtimutta

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “mutta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Swedish

Noun

mutta c

1. (vulgar, colloquial) cunt (the female genitalia)

Declension

Declension of mutta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mutta	muttas
	definite	muttan	muttans
plural	indefinite	muttor	muttors
	definite	muttorna	muttornas

Synonyms

• fitta (vulgar, colloquial)
• kutta
• mus ("mouse")
• skäggbiff
• slida
• snippa
• vagina

References

• mutta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mutta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mutta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Fula Ordboken
• Slangopedia

Anagrams

• mutat

Turkish

Noun

mutta

1. locative singular of mut