mous
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Catalan
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[edit]Verb
[edit]mous
French
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Adjective
[edit]mous
Noun
[edit]mous m
Middle English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mous (plural mys)
- mouse or shrew (small rodent)
- (figurative) A coward; one lacking courage.
- (figurative) A feeble or unimportant individual.
Related terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “mǒus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.
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- Rhymes:Middle English/uːs
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- enm:Mammals
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- enm:Rodents