mous

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See also: Mous, MOUs, and MoUs

Catalan

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Verb

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mous

  1. second-person singular present indicative of moure

French

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mous

  1. masculine plural of mou

Noun

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mous m

  1. plural of mou

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.

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Noun

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mous (plural mys)

  1. mouse or shrew (small rodent)
  2. (figurative) A coward; one lacking courage.
  3. (figurative) A feeble or unimportant individual.
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Descendants

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  • English: mouse (see there for further descendants), moose (Northumbrian); muss
  • Scots: moose

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