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muis.

mouse (rodent)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/mœy̯s/

  1. mouse (rodent)

    feminine · masculine
    De kat jaagt op de muis.
    Er zit een muis in het huis.

  2. mouse (an input device to operate a computer by steering a cursor and clicking)

    feminine · masculine
    De muis van mijn computer werkt niet goed.
    Koop je een draadloze muis of een met draad?

  3. ball of the thumb

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.