verbfourth conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
muttiō
muttiō (present infinitive muttīre, perfect active muttīvī)
Classical[ˈmʊt.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmut.ti.o]
Meaning
- to mutter or murmur
Conjugation conjugation 4 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | muttiō | muttiēbam | muttiam | muttīvī | muttīveram | muttīverō |
| 2nd sg. | muttīs | muttiēbās | muttiēs | muttīvistī | muttīverās | muttīveris |
| 3rd sg. | muttit | muttiēbat | muttiet | muttīvit | muttīverat | muttīverit |
| 1st pl. | muttīmus | muttiēbāmus | muttiēmus | muttīvimus | muttīverāmus | muttīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | muttītis | muttiēbātis | muttiētis | muttīvistis | muttīverātis | muttīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | muttiunt | muttiēbant | muttient | muttīvērunt muttīvēre | muttīverant | muttīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | muttiam | muttīrem | muttīverim | muttīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | muttiās | muttīrēs | muttīverīs | muttīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | muttiat | muttīret | muttīverit | muttīvisset |
| 1st pl. | muttiāmus | muttīrēmus | muttīverīmus | muttīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | muttiātis | muttīrētis | muttīverītis | muttīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | muttiant | muttīrent | muttīverint | muttīvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | muttī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | muttīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | muttītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | muttītō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | muttītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | muttiuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | muttīre | — |
| perfect infinitive | muttīvisse | — |
| present participle | muttiēns | — |
gerundmuttiendī, muttiendō, muttiendum
muttĭo, muttītĭo, etc., v. mutio, etc.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
muttiō (mūtiō) —, ītus, īre
3 MV-, to mutter, mumble, speak low : nihil, T.: neque opus est Adeo muttito, nor must it even be whispered , T.
Origins
According to de Vaan, from mūtus (“mute; inarticulate”) + -iō with expressive gemination of the t, i.e. "to make a mu-noise", of likely onomatopoeic origin, possibly dating back to a Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”). See also Proto-Germanic *mūlō, English mutter.
In English words that came into English from muttiō
- mottomuttum