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Webster 1913 Edition


Mus


Mus

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Mures
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[L., a mouse.]
(Zool.)
A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat.

Definition 2024


mús

mús

See also: mus, mūs, and Mus

Faroese

Noun

mús f (genitive singular músar, plural mýs)

  1. mouse (animal)
  2. (computing) mouse

Derived terms

  • trantmús f

Declension

Declension of mús
f16 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mús músin mýs mýsnar
accusative mús músina mýs mýsnar
dative mús músini músum músunum, mýsnum
genitive músar músarinnar músa músanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːs/
    Rhymes: -uːs

Etymology

From Old Norse mús from the Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *mūs-.

Noun

mús f (genitive singular músar, nominative plural mýs)

  1. (rodent) a mouse
    Systir mín sá mús í gær!
    My sister saw a mouse yesterday!
  2. (computing) a computer mouse syn.
    Réttu mér músina.
    Give me the mouse.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • brynna músum, vatna músum (to cry, to shed a tear)
  • músagangur
  • músagildra
  • músagin
  • músamiga
  • músaraustur
  • músarbragð
  • músarbróðir
  • músarburður
  • músarbylur
  • músareyra
  • músarmiga
  • músarrindill
  • músarungi
  • músaryrðlingur
  • músaveður
  • músaætt
  • músétast
  • músgrár
  • músháfur
  • músveiðinn
  • músvíti
  • músvokur
  • snjáldurmús
  • tölvumús

Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from English moose, from a Northeastern Algonquian language, ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa,

Noun

mús m (genitive singular múis, nominative plural múis)

  1. moose (Alces americana)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mús mhús unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.