Значение
значений: 11A moot court.
A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
(историческое)An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
A ring for gauging wooden pins.
(Северная Англия, Шотландия, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
(Северная Англия, Шотландия, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Talk.
(Австралия)The vagina.
(West Country)The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
(интернет, endearing, обычно во множественном числе)A mutual follower on a social media platform.
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
Примеры
предложений: 6It's a moot point now anyway.
That's a moot point for now.
ukЦе питання наразі неактуальне. — deniko
That's a moot point.
The idea was mooted in the meeting.
It's a moot point.
Происхождение
From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-GermaFrom 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).
From Dutch moot (“piece”).
Clipping of mutual with humorously altered pronunciation.
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