mús

See also: mus, mūs, and Mus

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

Derived terms

• trantmús f

Declension

Declension of mús
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

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːs/

  Rhymes: -uːs

Etymology

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

Noun

mús f (genitive singular músar, nominative plural mýs)

1. (rodent) a mouse

   Systir mín sá mús í gær!

   My sister saw a mouse yesterday!

2. (computing) a computer mouse ^syn.

   Réttu mér músina.

   Give me the mouse.

Declension

declension of mús

f-s3	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

Synonyms

• (a computer mouse): ^def. tölvumús

Derived terms

Terms derived from mús

• brynna músum
• músagangur
• músagildra
• músagin
• músamiga
• músaraustur
• músarbragð
• músarbróðir
• músarburður

• músarbylur
• músareyra
• músarhola
• músarmiga
• músarrindill
• músarungi
• músaryrðlingur
• músaveður
• músaætt

• músgrár
• músháfur
• músveiðinn
• músvokur
• músvíti
• músétast
• snjáldurmús
• tölvumús
• vatna músum

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowing 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: Case Singular Plural Nominative mús múis Vocative a mhúis a mhúsa Genitive múis mús Dative mús múis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an mús na múis Genitive an mhúis na mús Dative leis an mús don mhús leis na múis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mús	mhús	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.