мышка

Russian

Etymology

From мышь (myšʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka). The computing term is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɨʂkə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: мыш‧ка

Noun

мы́шка • (mýška) f anim or f inan (genitive мы́шки, nominative plural мы́шки, genitive plural мы́шек)

  1. (animate) diminutive of мышь (myšʹ)
  2. (inanimate, computing, diminutive) mouse
  3. (inanimate) armpit

Usage notes

The meaning 3 is used in modern Russian only in the fixed expressions под мышкой, под мышку, под мышки, под мышками, из-под мышек. See also the noun подмышка.

Declension

Declension of мы́шка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative мы́шка
mýška 		мы́шки
mýški
genitive мы́шки
mýški 		мы́шек
mýšek
dative мы́шке
mýške 		мы́шкам
mýškam
accusative animate мы́шку
mýšku 		мы́шек
mýšek
inanimate мы́шки
mýški
instrumental мы́шкой, мы́шкою
mýškoj, mýškoju 		мы́шками
mýškami
prepositional мы́шке
mýške 		мы́шках
mýškax

Derived terms

  • мы́шка-нору́шка f anim (mýška-norúška)
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