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mús.

mouse (rodent)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmuːs]
  1. mouse (rodent)

    feminine
    Systir mín sá mús í gær!
  2. mouse (input device)

    feminine
    Réttu mér músina.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse mús from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

noun[ˈmuːs]
  1. mousse (airy pudding)

    feminine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French mousse.

noun[ˈmuːs]
  1. mashed potatoes

    feminine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Danish mos, from Middle Low German môs, from Old Saxon *mōs, from Proto-West Germanic *mōs.

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