mous
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Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mous
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
mous
Noun[edit]
mous m
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mous (plural mys)
- mouse or shrew (small rodent)
- (figurative) A coward; one lacking courage.
- (figurative) A feeble or unimportant individual.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “mǒus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.
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- Rhymes:Middle English/uːs
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- enm:Mammals
- enm:People
- enm:Rodents