мышца
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Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mỳšь (“mouse”) (referring to the mouse-like appearance of a flexing muscle), from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s. For semantic development, compare to Latin mūsculus (“muscle”, literally “little mouse”) and Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse; muscle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
мы́шца • (mýšca) f inan (genitive мы́шцы, nominative plural мы́шцы, genitive plural мышц, relational adjective мы́шечный)
Declension
Declension of мы́шца (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of мы́шца (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- подмы́шка f (podmýška)
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мышка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мышь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress