moot

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From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh2d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.

From Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, converse, discuss”), from Old English mōtian (“to speak, converse, discuss”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet, encounter”), a suffixed derivative of *mōtą (“meeting”). Related to etymology 1. See also mutter (which is a frequentative of moot).

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From Dutch moot (“piece”).

Clipping of mutual with humorously altered pronunciation.

86 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: спорен (sporen) — subject to discussion
• Catalan: discutible — subject to discussion
• Czech: diskutabilní — subject to discussion
• Czech: sporný — subject to discussion
• Dutch: hypothetisch — subject to discussion
• Finnish: kiistanalainen — subject to discussion
• Finnish: ratkaisematon — subject to discussion
• Finnish: kiistelty — subject to discussion
• Finnish: kiistakysymys — subject to discussion
• French: discutable — subject to discussion
• German: fraglich — subject to discussion
• German: strittig — subject to discussion
• German: umstritten — subject to discussion
• Hungarian: vitás — subject to discussion
• Hungarian: vitatott — subject to discussion
• Hungarian: vitatható — subject to discussion
• Hungarian: függőben lévő — subject to discussion
• Hungarian: eldöntetlen — subject to discussion
• Hungarian: függő — subject to discussion
• Hungarian: vita tárgyává tehető — subject to discussion
• Italian: discusso — subject to discussion
• Italian: dibattuto — subject to discussion
• Italian: controverso — subject to discussion
• Polish: sporny — subject to discussion
• Portuguese: discutível — subject to discussion
• Russian: спо́рный (spórnyj) — subject to discussion
• Russian: дискуссио́нный (diskussiónnyj) — subject to discussion
• Ukrainian: спі́рний (spírnyj) — subject to discussion
• Catalan: irrellevant — having no practical importance
• Dutch: hypothetisch — having no practical importance
• Dutch: irrelevant — having no practical importance
• Finnish: epärelevantti — having no practical importance
• Finnish: asian vierestä — having no practical importance
• French: non pertinent — having no practical importance
• French: stérile — having no practical importance
• French: vain — having no practical importance
• German: irrelevant — having no practical importance
• German: müßig — having no practical importance
• German: rein akademisch — having no practical importance
• Hungarian: jelentéktelen — having no practical importance
• Hungarian: érdektelen — having no practical importance
• Hungarian: irreleváns — having no practical importance
• Hungarian: okafogyott — having no practical importance
• Hungarian: öncélú — having no practical importance
• Hungarian: pusztán elméleti — having no practical importance
• Hungarian: hipotetikus — having no practical importance
• Hungarian: tárgytalan — having no practical importance
• Māori: hape — having no practical importance
• Polish: bezprzedmiotowy — having no practical importance
• Portuguese: irrelevante — having no practical importance
• Russian: теорети́ческий (teoretíčeskij) — having no practical importance
• Russian: гипотети́ческий (gipotɛtíčeskij) — having no practical importance
• Spanish: por gusto — having no practical importance
• Spanish: por las puras — having no practical importance
• Spanish: por las huevas — having no practical importance
• Spanish: por las puras huevas — having no practical importance
• Spanish: por las puras brevas — having no practical importance
• Spanish: baldío — having no practical importance
• Spanish: nimio — having no practical importance
• Spanish: ínfimo — having no practical importance
• Spanish: menudo — having no practical importance
• Swedish: irrelevant — having no practical importance
• Swedish: oviktig — having no practical importance
• Swedish: ovidkommande — having no practical importance
• Bulgarian: повдигам въпрос (povdigam vǎpros) — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Catalan: plantejar — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Czech: předložit — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Czech: navrhnout (k diskusi) — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Dutch: ter discussie stellen — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Dutch: ter tafel brengen — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Dutch: ter sprake brengen — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Finnish: tuoda keskusteluun — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Finnish: ehdottaa — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Finnish: esittää — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• German: zur Debatte stellen — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• German: zur Diskussion stellen — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• German: infrage stellen — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• German: in Frage stellen — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Portuguese: propor — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Portuguese: tencionar — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Portuguese: pleitear — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Russian: ста́вить вопро́с на обсужде́ние (stávitʹ voprós na obsuždénije) — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Spanish: plantear — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Spanish: proponer — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Spanish: sugerir — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose
• Ukrainian: підніма́ти пита́ння (pidnimáty pytánnja) — to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose