mous
Catalan
Verb
mous
- second-person singular present indicative form of moure
French
Adjective
mous
- masculine plural of mou
Noun
mous m
- plural of mou
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːs/
- Rhymes: -uːs
Noun
mous (plural mys)
- mouse or shrew (small rodent)
- (figuratively) A coward; one lacking courage.
- (figuratively) A feeble or unimportant individual.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “mǒus (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.
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