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Translingual

Symbol

mus

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Muscogee.

See also

English

Noun

mus

  1. plural of mu

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch muts, from Middle Dutch mutse.

Pronunciation

Noun

mus (plural musse)

  1. soft brimless hat, tuque

Asturian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

mus

  1. interjection used to call cats

Derived terms

Basque

Etymology

From earlier mux, probably from French mouche (“fly”).[1] However, compare musu (“kiss”).[2][3]

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

mus inan

  1. (card games) A traditional Basque card game.

References

  1. ^ “mus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
  2. ^ casino.es
  3. ^ Larramendi, Manuel (1754): Corografía de Guipuzcoa

Danish

Etymology

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

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

Noun

mus c (singular definite musen, plural indefinite mus)

  1. mouse (animal)
  2. mouse (for a computer)

Inflection

Declension of mus
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mus musen mus musene
genitive mus' musens mus' musenes

Derived terms

Dutch

Een paar mussen op een geliefde voederplaats. — A couple of sparrows on a favourite foraging location.
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mussche, from Old Dutch musca, from Latin muscio, derived from musca (“fly”).

Cognate with Limburgish mösj, Central Franconian Mösch, Mesch, Luxembourgish Mësch.

Pronunciation

Noun

mus f (plural mussen, diminutive musje n)

  1. sparrow, bird of the family Passeridae, especially of the genus Passer and a few smaller genera

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: mossie
  • → Papiamentu: mùs

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs (“we; us”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus/
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: mus

Pronoun

mus

  1. (Lagarteiru) First person plural dative and accusative pronoun; us

See also

Fala personal pronouns
nominative dative accusative disjunctive
first person singular ei me, -mi mi
plural common nos musL
nusLV
nos, -nusM 		nos
masculine noshotrusM noshotrusM
feminine noshotrasM noshotrasM
second person singular tú te, -ti ti
plural common vos vusLV
vos, -vusM 		vos
masculine voshotrusM voshotrusM
feminine voshotrasM voshotrasM
third person singular masculine el le, -li uLV, oM el
feminine ela a ela
plural masculine elis usLV, osM elis
feminine elas as elas
reflexive — se, -si sí

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

French

Pronunciation

Verb

mus

  1. first/second-person singular past historic of mouvoir

Participle

mus m pl

  1. masculine plural of mû

Interlingua

Noun

mus (plural muses)

  1. mouse
    Synonym: mure

Latin

Etymology

    From Proto-Italic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s. Cognates include Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs), Sanskrit मूष् (mū́ṣ), Old English mūs (English mouse), Old High German mūs (German Maus), Proto-Slavic *myšь (Russian мышь (myšʹ)).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    mūs m or f (genitive mūris); third declension

    1. a mouse, rat
      • c. 197 BCE, Plautus, Persa 1.2.6:
        quasi mures semper edere alienum cibum
        Like mice they always ate the food of other people
    2. the sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)
    3. (New Latin) a computer mouse

    Inflection

    Third-declension noun (i-stem).

    singular plural
    nominative mūs mūrēs
    genitive mūris mūrium
    dative mūrī mūribus
    accusative mūrem mūrēs
    mūrīs
    ablative mūre mūribus
    vocative mūs mūrēs

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Padanian:
      • ⇒ Lombard: muson (“shrew”)
      • ⇒ Piedmontese: musèt (“shrew”); muson (“shrew, mole”)
    • Northern Gallo-Romance:
      • ⇒ Franco-Provençal: musèt (“shrew”)
    • → Translingual: Mus

    References

    • “mus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “mus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • mus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “mus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • mus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
    • “mus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

    Anagrams

    Lithuanian

    Pronunciation

    Pronoun

    mùs

    1. first-person plural accusative of mes

    Maltese

    Root
    m-w-s
    2 terms

    Etymology

    From Arabic مُوسًى (mūsan). Compare Moroccan Arabic موس (mūs), Libyan Arabic موس (mūs).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    mus m (plural mwies)

    1. pocket knife, folding knife, jack-knife, switchblade

    Derived terms

    See also

    Maonan

    Noun

    mus

    1. pig

    Mauritian Creole

    Etymology

    From French mouche.

    Noun

    mus

    1. fly

    References

    • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

    Middle English

    Noun

    mus

    1. Alternative form of mous

    Middle High German

    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈmuːs̠/

      Noun

      mūs f

      1. mouse

      Declension

      Declension of mūs (feminine, class 2 strong)
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative ein diu mūs die miuse
      genitive einer dër miuse, mūs dër miuse
      dative einer dër miuse, mūs dën miusen
      accusative eine die mūs die miuse

      Descendants

      References

      • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “MÛS”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
      • "mūs" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

      Northern Sami

      Pronunciation

      • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmuːs/

      Pronoun

      mūs

      1. locative of mun

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia no

      Etymology

      From Old Norse mús.

      The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      mus m or f (definite singular musen or musa, indefinite plural mus, definite plural musene)

      1. mouse (rodent)
        Jeg håper det ikke er mus i huset.
        I hope there aren't any mice in the house.
      2. mouse (computing)
        Venstreklikk med musa di.
        Left click with your mouse.
      4. (colloquial, vulgar, anatomy) pussy (female genitalia)
        Mus er noe jenter har mellom beina.
        A pussy is something girls have between their legs.

      Derived terms

      References

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has articles on:
      Wikipedia nnWikipedia nn
      husmus
      husmus (Mus musculus)
      datamus
      datamus

      Etymology

      From Old Norse mús (nominative and accusative plurals mýss), from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse, a coinage.

      Germanic cognates include Icelandic mús, Faroese mús, Danish mus, Swedish mus, German Maus, German Low German Muus, Dutch muis, and English mouse. Indo-European cognates include Albanian mi, Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs), Armenian մուկ (muk), Hindi मूस (mūs), Latin mūs, Persian موش, and Russian мышь (myšʹ).

      (computing): Semantic loan from English mouse.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      mus f (definite singular musa, indefinite plural myser or mus, definite plural mysene or musene)

      2. (rodent) a mouse
      4. (colloquial, vulgar, anatomy) pussy (female genitalia)
      6. (computing) computer mouse

      Usage notes

      • This noun is often used in compounds as a first part to emphasize little size.

      Synonyms

      Derived terms

      See also

      References

      • “mus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
      • “mus”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
      • “mus” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

      Anagrams

      Old English

      Etymology

      From Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      mūs f

      1. mouse
      2. muscle

      Declension

      Declension of mūs (strong consonant stem)
      Case Singular Plural
      nominative mūs mȳs
      accusative mūs mȳs
      genitive mȳs, mūse mūsa
      dative mȳs mūsum

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      Old High German

      Etymology

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

        Noun

        mūs f

        1. mouse

        Declension

        Declension of mūs (feminine i-stem)
        case singular plural
        nominative mūs mūsi
        accusative mūs mūsi
        genitive mūsi mūso
        dative mūsi mūsim, mūsen

        Descendants

        References

        Old Saxon

        Etymology

        From Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        mūs f

        1. mouse

        Declension

        Declension of mūs (irregular)
        singular plural
        nominative mūs mūs
        accusative musi musi
        genitive musi musi
        dative mūsiō mūsium
        instrumental — —


        Descendants

        • Middle Low German: mûs

        Old Swedish

        Etymology

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

        Noun

        mūs f

        1. mouse

        Declension

        Declension of mūs (consonant stem)
        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative mūs mūsin mȳs mȳssinar, -ena(r)
        accusative mūs mūsina, -ena mȳs mȳssinar, -ena(r)
        dative mūs mūsinni, -inne mūsum, -om mūsumin, -omen
        genitive mūsa(r) inna(r) mūsa mūsanna

        Descendants

        Polish

        Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
        Wikipedia pl

        Pronunciation

        Etymology 1

        Deverbal from musieć.

        Noun

        mus m inan

        1. (colloquial) constraint, coercion, must
          Synonym: przymus
        Declension
        Declension of mus
        singular
        nominative mus
        genitive musu
        dative musowi
        accusative mus
        instrumental musem
        locative musie
        vocative musie

        Etymology 2

        Borrowed from German Mousse.

        Noun

        mus m inan

        1. mousse (airy pudding served chilled)
        Declension
        Declension of mus
        singular plural
        nominative mus musy
        genitive musu musów
        dative musowi musom
        accusative mus musy
        instrumental musem musami
        locative musie musach
        vocative musie musy

        Further reading

        • mus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • mus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
        • mus in PWN's encyclopedia
        • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “mus”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego (in Polish), →ISBN

        Romanian

        Etymology

        Borrowed from French mousse.

        Noun

        mus m (plural muși)

        1. cabin boy

        Declension

        Declension of mus
        singular plural
        indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
        nominative/accusative (un) mus musul (niște) muși mușii
        genitive/dative (unui) mus musului (unor) muși mușilor
        vocative musule mușilor

        Spanish

        Etymology

        Borrowed from Basque mus.[1][2]

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈmus/ [ˈmus]
        • Rhymes: -us
        • Syllabification: mus

        Noun

        mus m (uncountable)

        1. (card games) a card game that is very popular in Spain

        Derived terms

        References

        1. ^ https://www.casino.es/mus/historia-mus/
        2. ^ Larramendi, Manuel (1754): Corografía de Guipuzcoa

        Further reading

        Sranan Tongo

        Etymology

        From English must.

        Pronunciation

        Verb

        mus

        1. (auxiliary) to have to, must

        Swedish

        Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
        Wikipedia sv
        en mus (husmus (“house mouse”))

        Etymology

        From Old Swedish mūs, from Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s (“mouse”).

        The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        mus c

        1. mouse; small rodent of the genus Mus; especially species Mus musculus
        2. (computing) a computer mouse; an input device
        3. (colloquial) a pussy; female genitalia

        Declension

        Declension of mus 1, 2
        nominative genitive
        singular indefinite mus mus
        definite musen musens
        plural indefinite möss möss
        definite mössen mössens
        Declension of mus 3
        nominative genitive
        singular indefinite mus mus
        definite musen musens
        plural indefinite musar musars
        definite musarna musarnas

        Synonyms

        female genitalia
        animal
        computers

        See also

        References

        Unami

        Etymology

        From Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        mus anim (plural musàk)

        1. elk, moose

        Inflection

        This noun needs an inflection-table template.

        Venetan

        Noun

        mus

        1. (Chipilo) donkey

        White Hmong

        Etymology

        From Proto-Hmong *n-mʉŋᴮ (“to go”), from Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mʉŋ(X) (“id”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Mien *n-mɨŋᴬ (“id”), whence Iu Mien mingh.

        Pronunciation

        Verb

        mus

        1. to go

        Interjection

        mus

        1. shoo!

        References

        • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 132.
        1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 30; 276.
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