mus

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mus"

Translingual

Symbol

mus

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Muscogee.

English

Noun

mus

  1. plural of mu

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch muts, from Middle Dutch mutse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mœs/

Noun

mus (plural musse)

  1. soft brimless hat, tuque

Basque

Etymology

From earlier mux, probably from French mouche (fly).[1] However, compare musu (kiss).[2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

mus inan

  1. (card games) A traditional Basque card game.

References

  1. mus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. casino.es
  3. Larramendi, Manuel (1754): Corografía de Guipuzcoa

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

  • IPA(key): /muːˀs/, [muˀs]

Noun

mus c (singular definite musen, plural indefinite mus)

  1. mouse (animal)
  2. 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

  • IPA(key): /mʏs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mus
  • Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

mus f (plural mussen, diminutive musje n)

  1. sparrow, bird of the family Passeridae, especially of the genus Passer and a few smaller genera

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: mossie
  • Papiamentu: mùs

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs (we; us).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus/

Pronoun

mus

  1. (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

  • (file)

Verb

mus

  1. first/second-person singular past historic of mouvoir

Participle

mus m pl

  1. masculine plural of

Interlingua

Noun

mus (plural muses)

  1. 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

  1. a mouse, rat
    • Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 6
      quasi mures semper edere alienum cibum
      Like mice they always ate the food of other people
  2. the sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)
  3. (New Latin) a computer mouse

Inflection

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mūs mūrēs
Genitive mūris mūrium
Dative mūrī mūribus
Accusative mūrem mūrēs
mūrīs
Ablative mūre mūribus
Vocative mūs mūrēs

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

  • IPA(key): [mʊs]

Pronoun

mùs

  1. first-person plural accusative of mes

Maltese

Root
m-w-s
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُوسًى (mūsan). Compare Moroccan Arabic موس (mūs), Libyan Arabic موس (mūs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːs/

Noun

mus m (plural mwies)

  1. pocket knife, folding knife, jack-knife, switchblade

Derived terms

See also

Maonan

Noun

mus

  1. pig

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French mouche.

Noun

mus

  1. fly

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle English

Noun

mus

  1. Alternative form of mous

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmuːs/

Pronoun

mūs

  1. locative of mun

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mús.

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʉːs/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

mus m or f (definite singular musen or musa, indefinite plural mus, definite plural musene)

  1. mouse (rodent)
  2. mouse (computing)
  3. (colloquial, vulgar, anatomy) pussy (female genitalia)

Derived terms

References

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʉːs/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

mus f (definite singular musa, indefinite plural myser or mus, definite plural mysene or musene)

  1. (rodent) a mouse
  2. (colloquial, vulgar, anatomy) pussy (female genitalia)
  3. (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

  • IPA(key): /muːs/

Noun

mūs f

  1. mouse
  2. muscle

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.

Noun

mūs f

  1. mouse

Declension

Descendants

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːs/

Noun

mūs f

  1. mouse

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: mûs

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.

Noun

mūs f

  1. mouse

Declension

Descendants

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: mus

Etymology 1

Deverbal from musieć.

Noun

mus m inan

  1. (colloquial) constraint, coercion, must
    Synonym: przymus
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Mousse.

Noun

mus m inan

  1. 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)

  1. cabin boy

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque mus.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmus/ [ˈmus]
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: mus

Noun

mus m (uncountable)

  1. (card games) a card game that is very popular in Spain

Derived terms

References

  1. https://www.casino.es/mus/historia-mus/
  2. Larramendi, Manuel (1754): Corografía de Guipuzcoa

Further reading

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English must.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus/

Verb

mus

  1. (auxiliary) to have to, must

Swedish

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

  • IPA(key): /mʉːs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

mus c

  1. mouse; small rodent of the genus Mus; especially species Mus musculus
  2. (computing) a computer mouse; an input device
  3. (colloquial) a pussy; female genitalia

Declension

Declension of mus 1, 2
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mus musen möss mössen
Genitive mus musens möss mössens
Declension of mus 3
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mus musen musar musarna
Genitive mus musens musars musarnas

Synonyms

female genitalia
animal
computers

See also

References

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus/

Noun

mus anim (plural musàk)

  1. elk, moose

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Venetian

Noun

mus

  1. (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

  • IPA(key): /mu˩/

Verb

mus

  1. to go

Interjection

mus

  1. shoo!

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 132.
  1. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 30; 276.
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