souris

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.ʁi/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French souris, from Old French soris, soriz, from Vulgar Latin *sōrīcem, alteration of the Classical Latin sōricem (“shrew”).

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Noun

souris f (plural souris)

  1. mouse (rodent)
  2. (computing) computer mouse
  3. a part of a leg of lamb
  4. (colloquial) young woman, girlfriend
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Michif: soorii
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Etymology 2

From Middle French sourris, from Old French sorris, corresponding to sou +‎ ris, or from Latin subrīsus.

Noun

souris m (plural souris)

  1. (archaic) a smile

Etymology 3

From sourire +‎ -s.

Verb

souris

  1. inflection of sourire:
    1. first/second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. first/second-person singular past historic

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