mous
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
mousCategory:Catalan non-lemma forms#MOUSCategory:Catalan verb forms#MOUSCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#MOUSCategory:Pages with entries#MOUSCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOUS
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
mousCategory:French non-lemma forms#MOUSCategory:French adjective forms#MOUSCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#MOUSCategory:Pages with entries#MOUSCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOUS
Noun
mous mCategory:French non-lemma forms#MOUSCategory:French noun forms#MOUSCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#MOUSCategory:Pages with entries#MOUSCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOUS
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#MOUSCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#MOUS mūs, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#MOUSCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#MOUS *mūs, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#MOUSCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MOUS *mūs, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#MOUSCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MOUS *múHs.
Pronunciation
Noun
mousCategory:Middle English lemmas#MOUSCategory:Middle English nouns#MOUSCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#MOUSCategory:Pages with entries#MOUSCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOUS (plural mys)
- mouse or shrew (small rodent)
- (figurative) A coward; one lacking courage.
- (figurative) A feeble or unimportant individual.
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Descendants
References
- “mǒus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 May 2018.