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

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

Derived terms

  • trantmús f

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mús from the Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːs/
    Rhymes: -uːs

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mousse, from French mousse,

Noun

mús m (genitive singular múis, nominative plural múis)

  1. mousse
Declension

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.

Further reading

  • "mús" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “mús” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “mús” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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