Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin root *ammūtīre, itself either from Latin mūtus or from obmūtēscere, present active infinitive of obmūtēscō; alternatively from the variant form, from *mutīre < mūtēscere, or simply derived from mut. Compare Aromanian amutsãscu, amutsãri, Italian ammutire.

Verb

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a amuți (third-person singular present amuțește, past participle amuțit) 4th conj.

  1. to become mute, lose the ability to speak
  2. to fall silent, stop talking, shut up, clam up
    Synonym: tăcea

Conjugation

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