mundtot
German
    
    Etymology
    
Originally (17th century) a juridical term meaning “legally incapable”, in which mund- is the now obsolete word Middle High German munt (“protection, guardianship”), from Old High German munt, from Proto-Germanic *mundō. Later reanalyzed as Mund (“mouth”) + tot (“dead”) and semantically reinterpreted accordingly.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊn(t)ˌtoːt/
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Adjective
    
mundtot (comparative mundtoter, superlative am mundtotesten)
- silenced (unable to express one’s will or opinion)
Declension
    
Positive forms of mundtot
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist mundtot | sie ist mundtot | es ist mundtot | sie sind mundtot | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | mundtoter | mundtote | mundtotes | mundtote | 
| genitive | mundtoten | mundtoter | mundtoten | mundtoter | |
| dative | mundtotem | mundtoter | mundtotem | mundtoten | |
| accusative | mundtoten | mundtote | mundtotes | mundtote | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der mundtote | die mundtote | das mundtote | die mundtoten | 
| genitive | des mundtoten | der mundtoten | des mundtoten | der mundtoten | |
| dative | dem mundtoten | der mundtoten | dem mundtoten | den mundtoten | |
| accusative | den mundtoten | die mundtote | das mundtote | die mundtoten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein mundtoter | eine mundtote | ein mundtotes | (keine) mundtoten | 
| genitive | eines mundtoten | einer mundtoten | eines mundtoten | (keiner) mundtoten | |
| dative | einem mundtoten | einer mundtoten | einem mundtoten | (keinen) mundtoten | |
| accusative | einen mundtoten | eine mundtote | ein mundtotes | (keine) mundtoten | |
Comparative forms of mundtot
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist mundtoter | sie ist mundtoter | es ist mundtoter | sie sind mundtoter | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | mundtoterer | mundtotere | mundtoteres | mundtotere | 
| genitive | mundtoteren | mundtoterer | mundtoteren | mundtoterer | |
| dative | mundtoterem | mundtoterer | mundtoterem | mundtoteren | |
| accusative | mundtoteren | mundtotere | mundtoteres | mundtotere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der mundtotere | die mundtotere | das mundtotere | die mundtoteren | 
| genitive | des mundtoteren | der mundtoteren | des mundtoteren | der mundtoteren | |
| dative | dem mundtoteren | der mundtoteren | dem mundtoteren | den mundtoteren | |
| accusative | den mundtoteren | die mundtotere | das mundtotere | die mundtoteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein mundtoterer | eine mundtotere | ein mundtoteres | (keine) mundtoteren | 
| genitive | eines mundtoteren | einer mundtoteren | eines mundtoteren | (keiner) mundtoteren | |
| dative | einem mundtoteren | einer mundtoteren | einem mundtoteren | (keinen) mundtoteren | |
| accusative | einen mundtoteren | eine mundtotere | ein mundtoteres | (keine) mundtoteren | |
Superlative forms of mundtot
Descendants
    
- Dutch: monddood
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