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Russian
Etymology
From мышь (myšʹ) + -ка (-ka). The computing term is a semantic loan from English mouse.
Pronunciation
Noun
мы́шка • (mýška) f anim or f inan (genitive мы́шки, nominative plural мы́шки, genitive plural мы́шек)
- (animate) diminutive of мышь (myšʹ)
- (inanimate, computing, diminutive) mouse
- (inanimate) armpit
Usage notes
The meaning 3 is used in modern Russian only in the fixed expressions под мышкой, под мышку, под мышки, под мышками, из-под мышек. See also the noun подмышка.
Declension