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/ === Adjective === mundtot (strong nominative masculine singular mundtoter, comparative mundtoter, superlative am mundtotesten) silenced (unable to express one’s will or opinion) jemanden mundtot machen ― to silence someone ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== mündig Vormund ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: monddood (calque) === Further reading === “mundtot” in Duden online “mundtot”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)