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mute adjective

  /mjuːt/ , /mɪu̯t/
  • Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.]
balbh
  • Silent; not making a sound. [from 15th c.]
  • Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
tostach

mute noun

  /mjuːt/ , /mɪu̯t/
  • (obsolete, theatre) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. [16th–19th c.]
  • A person who does not have the power of speech. [from 17th c.]
balbhán

muteness noun

  • The characteristic of being mute.
bailbhe, balbhántaíocht
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