Muus

See also: muus, Müüs, and Múus

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs. Cognate with German Maus, Dutch muis, English mouse, Icelandic mús.

Pronunciation

Noun

Muus f (plural Müüs, diminutive Müüsli)

  1. mouse

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /muːs/

    Noun

    Muus f (plural Müüs, diminutive Müüsje)

    1. (Ripuarian) mouse
      Ich jlööve, mer hann en Muus em Huus.
      I think we have a mouse in the house.

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Maus
    • Luxembourgish: Maus

    East Central German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą.

    Noun

    Muus n

    1. (Erzgebirgisch) moss

    Further reading

    • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 87:

    German Low German

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Middle Low German mûs, from Old Saxon mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mus/

    Noun

    Muus f (plural Müüs)

    1. mouse, Mus musculus
    2. mouse (computing)

    Derived terms

    • Computermuus
    • Huusmuus
    • Reeknermuus

    See also

    References

    • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

    Limburgish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /muːs/
    • (Eupen, uncommon) IPA(key): [muːə̯s]
    • Rhymes: -uːs

    Noun

    Muus f (plural Müüs, diminutive Müsske or Müüske)

    1. (Eupen, Krefeld) mouse (animal)
    2. (same dialects) mouse (computer input device)