muis

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch muis, from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mœi̯s/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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muis (plural muise)

  1. A mouse (rodent).
  2. (computing) A mouse (input device to operate a computer).

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Muis (“mouse”).

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs.

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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muis m or f (plural muizen, diminutive muisje n)

  1. mouse (rodent species)
    De kat jaagt op de muis.The cat chases the mouse.
    Er zit een muis in het huis.There's a mouse in the house.
    Ze heeft een muis gevangen.She caught a mouse.
  2. (computing) mouse (an input device to operate a computer by steering a cursor and clicking)
    Synonym: computermuis
    De muis van mijn computer werkt niet goed.The mouse of my computer isn't working well.
    Koop je een draadloze muis of een met draad?Are you buying a wireless mouse or a wired one?
    Ik gebruik liever een muis dan een touchpad.I prefer using a mouse over a touchpad.
  3. ball of the thumb

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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- animal species

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: muis
  • Jersey Dutch: mäus
  • Negerhollands: mischi, miśi, muśi
  • Caribbean Hindustani: mus
  • Sranan Tongo: moismoisi

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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muis

  1. alternative form of muise