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Translingual
Symbol
mus
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Muscogee .
See also
English
Noun
mus
plural of mu
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch muts , from Middle Dutch mutse .
Pronunciation
Noun
mus (plural musse )
soft brimless hat , tuque
Asturian
Pronunciation
Interjection
mus
interjection used to call cats
Derived terms
Basque
Etymology
From earlier mux , probably from French mouche ( “ fly ” ) .[ 1] However, compare musu ( “ kiss ” ) .[ 2] [ 3]
Pronunciation
Noun
mus inan
( card games ) A traditional Basque card game .
References
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse mús , from Proto-Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s .
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse .
Pronunciation
Noun
mus c (singular definite musen , plural indefinite mus )
mouse (animal)
mouse (for a computer)
Inflection
Derived terms
Dutch
Een paar mussen op een geliefde voederplaats. — A couple of sparrows on a favourite foraging location.
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mussche , from Old Dutch musca , from Latin muscio , derived from musca ( “ fly ” ) .
Cognate with Limburgish mösj , Central Franconian Mösch, Mesch , Luxembourgish Mësch .
Pronunciation
Noun
mus f (plural mussen , diminutive musje n )
sparrow , bird of the family Passeridae , especially of the genus Passer and a few smaller genera
Derived terms
Descendants
Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese nos , from Latin nōs ( “ we; us ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /mus/
Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: mus
Pronoun
mus
( Lagarteiru ) First person plural dative and accusative pronoun ; us
See also
References
Valeš, Miroslav (2021 ) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web) , 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022 , →ISBN
French
Pronunciation
Verb
mus
first / second-person singular past historic of mouvoir
Participle
mus m pl
masculine plural of mû
Interlingua
Noun
mus (plural muses )
mouse
Synonym: mure
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *mūs , from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s . Cognates include Ancient Greek μῦς ( mûs ) , Sanskrit मूष् ( mū́ṣ ) , Old English mūs (English mouse ), Old High German mūs (German Maus ), Proto-Slavic *myšь (Russian мышь ( myšʹ ) ).
Pronunciation
Noun
mūs m or f (genitive mūris ) ; third declension
a mouse , rat
c. 197 BCE ,
Plautus ,
Persa 1.2.6 :
quasi mures semper edere alienum cibum Like mice they always ate the food of other people
the sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata )
( New Latin ) a computer mouse
Inflection
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Derived terms
Descendants
Padanian:
⇒ Lombard: muson ( “ shrew ” )
⇒ Piedmontese: musèt ( “ shrew ” ) ; muson ( “ shrew, mole ” )
Northern Gallo-Romance:
⇒ Franco-Provençal: musèt ( “ shrew ” )
→ Translingual: Mus
References
“mus ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“mus ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
mus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
“mus ”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898 ), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers
mus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700 , pre-publication website, 2005-2016
“mus ”, in William Smith, editor (1848 ), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology , London: John Murray
Anagrams
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mùs
first-person plural accusative of mes
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic مُوسًى ( mūsan ) . Compare Moroccan Arabic موس ( mūs ) , Libyan Arabic موس ( mūs ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
mus m (plural mwies )
pocket knife , folding knife , jack-knife , switchblade
Derived terms
See also
Maonan
Noun
mus
pig
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French mouche .
Noun
mus
fly
References
Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle English
Noun
mus
Alternative form of mous
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German mūs , from Proto-West Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( before 13th CE ) /ˈmuːs̠/
Noun
mūs f
mouse
Declension
Declension of mūs (feminine, class 2 strong )
Descendants
References
Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863 ) “MÛS ”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke , Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
"mūs " in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
( Kautokeino ) IPA (key ) : /ˈmuːs/
Pronoun
mūs
locative of mun
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mús .
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse .
Pronunciation
Noun
mus m or f (definite singular musen or musa , indefinite plural mus , definite plural musene )
mouse (rodent)
Jeg håper det ikke er mus i huset. I hope there aren't any mice in the house.
mouse (computing)
( colloquial , vulgar , anatomy ) pussy ( female genitalia )
Mus er noe jenter har mellom beina .A pussy is something girls have between their legs.
Derived terms
References
“mus” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mús (nominative and accusative plurals mýss ), from Proto-Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s . The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse , a coinage.
Germanic cognates include Icelandic mús , Faroese mús , Danish mus , Swedish mus , German Maus , German Low German Muus , Dutch muis , and English mouse . Indo-European cognates include Albanian mi , Ancient Greek μῦς ( mûs ) , Armenian մուկ ( muk ) , Hindi मूस ( mūs ) , Latin mūs , Persian موش , and Russian мышь ( myšʹ ) .
( computing ) : Semantic loan from English mouse .
Pronunciation
Noun
mus f (definite singular musa , indefinite plural myser or mus , definite plural mysene or musene )
( rodent ) a mouse
( colloquial , vulgar , anatomy ) pussy ( female genitalia )
( computing ) computer mouse
Usage notes
This noun is often used in compounds as a first part to emphasize little size.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
“mus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
“mus” , in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet , Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
“mus” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Anagrams
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s .
Pronunciation
Noun
mūs f
mouse
muscle
Declension
Declension of mūs (strong consonant stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s .
Noun
mūs f
mouse
Declension
Declension of mūs (feminine i-stem)
Descendants
References
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s .
Pronunciation
Noun
mūs f
mouse
Declension
Declension of mūs (irregular)
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse mús , from Proto-Germanic *mūs .
Noun
mūs f
mouse
Declension
Declension of mūs (consonant stem)
Descendants
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmus/
Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: mus
Etymology 1
Deverbal from musieć .
Noun
mus m inan
( colloquial ) constraint , coercion , must
Synonym: przymus
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Mousse .
Noun
mus m inan
mousse ( airy pudding served chilled )
Declension
Further reading
mus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
mus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
mus in PWN's encyclopedia
Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022 ), “mus ”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language ] (in Polish), →ISBN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mousse .
Noun
mus m (plural muși )
cabin boy
Declension
Declension of mus
singular
plural
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
nominative/accusative
(un) mus
musul
(niște) muși
mușii
genitive/dative
(unui) mus
musului
(unor) muși
mușilor
vocative
musule
mușilor
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque mus .[ 1] [ 2]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmus/
Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: mus
Noun
mus m (uncountable )
( card games ) a card game that is very popular in Spain
Derived terms
References
Further reading
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English must .
Pronunciation
Verb
mus
( auxiliary ) to have to , must
Swedish
en mus (husmus ( “ house mouse ” ) )
Etymology
From Old Swedish mūs , from Old Norse mús , from Proto-Germanic *mūs , from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s ( “ mouse ” ) .
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse .
Pronunciation
Noun
mus c
mouse ; small rodent of the genus Mus ; especially species Mus musculus
( computing ) a computer mouse; an input device
( colloquial ) a pussy ; female genitalia
Declension
Synonyms
animal
computers
See also
References
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa .
Pronunciation
Noun
mus anim (plural musàk )
elk , moose
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template .
Venetan
Noun
mus
( Chipilo ) donkey
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong *n-mʉŋᴮ ( “ to go ” ) , from Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mʉŋ(X) ( “ id ” ) .[ 1] Cognate with Proto-Mien *n-mɨŋᴬ ( “ id ” ) , whence Iu Mien mingh .
Pronunciation
Verb
mus
to go
Interjection
mus
shoo !
References
Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979 ) White Hmong — English Dictionary , SEAP Publications, →ISBN , page 132 .
^ Ratliff, Martha (2010 ) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN , page 30; 276 .