миш

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mis"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *myšь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miʃ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -iʃ

Noun

миш • (miš) m (relational adjective ми́ши, diminutive мише́нце) (obsolete)

1. mouse

Declension

Declension of миш

	singular	plural
indefinite	миш miš	ми́шове míšove
definite (subject form)	ми́шът míšăt	ми́шовете míšovete
definite (object form)	ми́ша míša
count form	—	ми́ша míša

Coordinate terms

• плъх (plăh, “rat”)
• патка́н (patkán, “large murid”) (dialectal)
• глуше́ц (glušéc, “small murid”) (dialectal)
• ставо́р (stavór, “small rodent”) (dialectal)
• хомя́к (homják, “hamster”)

Derived terms

nouns

• (augmentative) миша́к (mišák)
• (agent noun) миша́р (mišár)
• (resultant noun) ми́шетина (míšetina)
• миши́на (mišína, “mouse faeces”)
• ми́шка f (míška)
• (diminutive) мишле́ (mišlé)
• (resultant noun) мишо́вина (mišóvina)
• мишо́к m (mišók)

• мише- (miše-) (in compounds)
  • мишелов (mišelov)
  • мишемор (mišemor)
  • мишеяд (mišejad)

Related terms

• ми́шца (míšca, “muscle”)
• ми́шница (míšnica, “armpit”)

References

• “миш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1899), “мꙑшь”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 98
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “миш¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 141
• “мꙑшь”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

Noun

миш • (miš) m

1. (dialectal) mouse

   Synonym: глушец (glušec)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak myš, from Proto-Slavic *myšь. Masculine gender most likely due to influence from Serbo-Croatian миш / miš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiʃ]
• Rhymes: -iʃ
• Hyphenation: миш

Noun

миш (miš) m anim (relational adjective миши or мишов)

1. (Kucura) mouse

   Synonym: миша (miša)

Declension

Declension of миш (miš)

	singular	plural
nominative	миш (miš)	миши (miši)
genitive	миша (miša)	мишох (mišox)
dative	мишови (mišovi)	мишом (mišom)
accusative	миша (miša)	миши (miši)
instrumental	мишом (mišom)	мишами (mišami)
locative	мишови (mišovi)	мишох (mišox)
vocative	миш (miš)	миши (miši)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “миш”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 447
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “mouse”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 184

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîʃ/

Noun

ми̏ш m anim or m inan (Latin spelling mȉš)

1. (animate) mouse (animal)

   Није важно да ли је мачка црна или б(иј)ела, док год лови мишеве. ― It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice. (quote by Deng Xiaoping)

2. (inanimate) mouse (computer input device)

Declension

Declension of миш

	singular	plural
nominative	миш	мишеви
genitive	миша	мишева
dative	мишу	мишевима
accusative	миша / миш	мишеве
vocative	мишу	мишеви
locative	мишу	мишевима
instrumental	мишем	мишевима

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мꙑшь (myšĭ), from Proto-Slavic *myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɪʃ]

Noun

миш • (myš) f animal (genitive ми́ші, nominative plural ми́ші, genitive plural мише́й)

1. (rare) mouse

   Synonym: (more common) ми́ша (mýša)

Declension

Declension of миш
(animal 3rd-decl fem-form accent-e)

	singular	plural
nominative	миш myš	ми́ші mýši
genitive	ми́ші mýši	мише́й myšéj
dative	ми́ші mýši	миша́м myšám
accusative	миш myš	ми́ші, мише́й mýši, myšéj
instrumental	ми́шшю mýššju	миша́ми myšámy
locative	ми́ші mýši	миша́х myšáx
vocative	ми́ше mýše	ми́ші mýši

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “миш”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “миш”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “миш”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Наукова думка; Український мовно-інформаційний фонд, →ISBN
• Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2026), “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online]‎^[1] (in Ukrainian)