Formed under the implication that the wordimmune was formed in modern English with the prefixim- and another word. The wordimmune was actually formed from a prefix inLatinimmūnis(“exempt from public service”), fromin-(“not”) +mūnus(“service”).
mune (notcomparable)
- (humorous, informal, proscribed) Notimmune;subject orvulnerable to (something).
2003, Gregory Corso,An Accidental Autobiography: The Selected Letters of Gregory Corso, New Directions Publishing,→ISBN, page44:You know, of course, that the writer of the book is immune to shame—that only the peddler of said book ismune—and, I must say that the most shameful person or persons involved are those that condone—such as Mr. Rexroth […]
- 2005,Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, "Duchess of Wails" (season 3, episode 5)
- Mac: But no matter what she does, they don't mind. It's like they're immune. Bloo: Well, we'll just have to make themmune by any means necessary.
2012 December 24, Stephen Brocklehurst,Lifeaholic, New Generation Publishing,→ISBN:My immune system is so fucked it's now amune system.
mune
- partitiveplural ofmuna
mune
- Rōmaji transcription ofむね
mune
- alternative form ofmone(“shall”)
- muna(a and split infinitives)
FromOld Norsemunu.
mune (present tensemun,past tensemunde,past participlemunt,imperativemun)
- (archaic) to befeasible orpossible
- “mune” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
mune
- inflection ofmunir:
- third-personsingularpresentindicative
- second-personsingularimperative
mune (pluralmunes)
- alternative spelling ofmuin
mune
- inflection ofmunir:
- third-personsingularpresentindicative
- second-personsingularimperative
FromProto-Bantu*-nàì.
mune
- four
