мишка

See also: Мишка

Bulgarian

животинка мишка

Etymology

Originally, a diminutive of миш (miš) (obsolete) +‎ -ка (-ka) but eventually has superseded the basal term.

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiʃkɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -iʃkɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ми‧шка
• Hyphenation^(key): миш‧ка

Noun

ми́шка • (míška) f (masculine мишо́к, relational adjective ми́ши, diminutive мишле́)

1. female equivalent of мишо́к (mišók): mouse (rodent of the genus Mus, usually a female one)

   Мишката е малка

   Miškata e malka

   The mouse is small

2. (by generalization) murid (rodent of family Muridae)
3. (computing) mouse

Declension

Declension of ми́шка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ми́шка míška	ми́шки míški
definite	ми́шката míškata	ми́шките míškite
vocative form	ми́шко míško	ми́шки míški

Coordinate terms

• плъх (plǎh, “rat”)
• глуше́ц (glušéc, “small rodent (mouse or a small rat)”) (dialectal)
• хомя́к (homják, “hamster”)

References

• “мишка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мишка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

FWOTD – 18 August 2024

Etymology

Akin to Serbo-Croatian mišić (“muscle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiʃka]

Noun

мишка • (miška) f

1. armpit
   • 2002, Зоран Бошковски, Ислам Каранфили, Македонски јазик за четврто одделение, Skopje: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 22:

     Аднан ја држеше чантата под мишка како нешто најскапо во животот.

     Adnan ja držeše čantata pod miška kako nešto najskapo vo životot.

     Adnan held the bag under his armpit as if it was the most expensive thing in life.

Declension

Declension of мишка

	singular	plural
indefinite	мишка (miška)	мишки (miški)
definite unspecified	мишката (miškata)	мишките (miškite)
definite proximal	мишкава (miškava)	мишкиве (miškive)
definite distal	мишкана (miškana)	мишкине (miškine)
vocative	мишко (miško)	мишки (miški)

Russian

Etymology

From Ми́шка (Míška), an endearing diminutive of Михаи́л (Mixaíl, “a usual name of a bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʲiʂkə]

• Audio:

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Noun

ми́шка • (míška) m anim (genitive ми́шки, nominative plural ми́шки, genitive plural ми́шек, diminutive ми́шечка)

1. teddy bear
2. bear, an endearing form of медве́дь (medvédʹ)

Declension

Declension of ми́шка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ми́шка míška	ми́шки míški
genitive	ми́шки míški	ми́шек míšek
dative	ми́шке míške	ми́шкам míškam
accusative	ми́шку míšku	ми́шек míšek
instrumental	ми́шкой, ми́шкою míškoj, míškoju	ми́шками míškami
prepositional	ми́шке míške	ми́шках míškax

Pre-reform declension of ми́шка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ми́шка míška	ми́шки míški
genitive	ми́шки míški	ми́шекъ míšek
dative	ми́шкѣ míškě	ми́шкамъ míškam
accusative	ми́шку míšku	ми́шекъ míšek
instrumental	ми́шкой, ми́шкою míškoj, míškoju	ми́шками míškami
prepositional	ми́шкѣ míškě	ми́шкахъ míškax

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ми́ша (mýša) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Russian мы́шка (mýška).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪʃkɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ми́шка • (mýška) f animal or f inan (genitive ми́шки, nominative plural ми́шки, genitive plural ми́шок)

1. (animate) endearing diminutive of ми́ша f (mýša, “mouse”)
2. (inanimate, dialectal, physiology) twitch (muscle contraction)

   Synonym: судо́ма f (sudóma)

3. (inanimate, computing) synonym of ми́ша f (mýša, “mouse”)

Declension

(animal)

Declension of ми́шка
(animal hard fem-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	ми́шка mýška	ми́шки mýšky
genitive	ми́шки mýšky	ми́шок mýšok
dative	ми́шці mýšci	ми́шкам mýškam
accusative	ми́шку mýšku	ми́шки, ми́шок mýšky, mýšok
instrumental	ми́шкою mýškoju	ми́шками mýškamy
locative	ми́шці mýšci	ми́шках mýškax
vocative	ми́шко mýško	ми́шки mýšky

(inanimate)

Declension of ми́шка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	ми́шка mýška	ми́шки mýšky
genitive	ми́шки mýšky	ми́шок mýšok
dative	ми́шці mýšci	ми́шкам mýškam
accusative	ми́шку mýšku	ми́шки mýšky
instrumental	ми́шкою mýškoju	ми́шками mýškamy
locative	ми́шці mýšci	ми́шках mýškax
vocative	ми́шко mýško	ми́шки mýšky

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мишка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “мишка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мишка”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “мишка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “мишка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “мишка”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]