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Webster 1913 Edition
Mus
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Mus
,p
; rop.
Noun.
pl.
Mures
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. [L., a mouse.]
(Zool.)
A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat.
Definition 2025
mús
mús
Faroese
Noun
mús f (genitive singular músar, plural mýs)
Derived terms
- trantmús f
Declension
Declension of mús | ||||
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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)
- (rodent) a mouse
- Systir mín sá mús í gær!
- My sister saw a mouse yesterday!
- Systir mín sá mús í gær!
- (computing) a computer mouse syn.
- Réttu mér músina.
- Give me the mouse.
- Réttu mér músina.
Declension
declension of mús
f-s3 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mús | músin | mýs | mýsnar |
accusative | mús | músina | mýs | mýsnar |
dative | mús | músinni | músum | músunum |
genitive | músar | músarinnar | músa | músanna |
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)
- moose (Alces americana)
Declension
Declension of mús
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mús | mhús | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |