mús

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mus"

Cowlitz

Numeral

mús

1. four

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʉuːs]

Noun

mús f (genitive singular músar, plural mýs)

1. mouse (animal)
2. (computing) mouse

Declension

f16	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mús	músin	mýs	mýsnar
accusative	mús	músina	mýs	mýsnar
dative	mús	músini	músum	músunum, mýsnum
genitive	músar	músarinnar	músa	músanna

Derived terms

• trantmús f

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːs/

  Rhymes: -uːs

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse mús from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Noun

mús f (genitive singular músar, nominative plural mýs)

1. mouse (rodent)

   Systir mín sá mús í gær!

   My sister saw a mouse yesterday!

2. (computing) mouse (input device)

   Synonym: tölvumús

   Réttu mér músina.

   Give me the mouse.

Declension

Declension of mús (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mús	músin	mýs	mýsnar
accusative	mús	músina	mýs	mýsnar
dative	mús	músinni	músum	músunum
genitive	músar	músarinnar	músa	músanna

Derived terms

• brynna músum
• músagangur
• músagildra
• músagin
• músamiga
• músaraustur
• músarbragð
• músarbróðir
• músarburður
• músarbylur
• músareyra
• músarhola
• músarmiga
• músarrindill
• músarungi
• músaryrðlingur
• músaveður
• músaætt
• músétast
• músgrár
• músháfur
• músveiðinn
• músvíti
• músvokur
• snjáldurmús
• tölvumús
• vatna músum

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish mos, from Middle Low German môs, from Old Saxon *mōs, from Proto-West Germanic *mōs.

Noun

mús f (genitive singular músar, no plural)

1. mashed potatoes

   Synonym: kartöflumús

Declension

Declension of mús (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mús	músin
accusative	mús	músina
dative	mús	músinni
genitive	músar	músarinnar

Derived terms

• kartöflumús

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French mousse.

Noun

mús f (genitive singular músar, no plural)

1. mousse (airy pudding)

Declension

Declension of mús (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mús	músin
accusative	mús	músina
dative	mús	músinni
genitive	músar	músarinnar

Derived terms

• súkkulaðimús

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˠuːsˠ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English moose, from a Northeastern Algonquian language, ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa.

Noun

mús m (genitive singular múis, nominative plural múis)

1. moose (Alces americana)

Declension

Declension of mús (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative mús múis vocative a mhúis a mhúsa genitive múis mús dative mús múis forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an mús na múis genitive an mhúis na mús dative leis an mús don mhús leis na múis

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mousse, from French mousse.

Noun

mús m (genitive singular múis, nominative plural múis)

1. mousse

Declension

Declension of mús (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative mús múis vocative a mhúis a mhúsa genitive múis mús dative mús múis forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an mús na múis genitive an mhúis na mús dative leis an mús don mhús leis na múis

Mutation

Mutated forms of mús

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mús	mhús	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mús”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mús”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025