mús

mús

1. four

From Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.

• IPA^(key): [mʉuːs]

mús f (genitive singular músar, plural mýs)

1. mouse (animal)
2. (computing) mouse

• trantmús f

• IPA^(key): /muːs/

  Rhymes: -uːs

Inherited from Old Norse mús from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

mús f (genitive singular músar, nominative plural mýs)

1. mouse (rodent)

   Systir mín sá mús í gær!

   My sister saw a mouse yesterday!

2. (computing) mouse (input device)

   Synonym: tölvumús

   Réttu mér músina.

   Give me the mouse.

Borrowed from Danish mos, from Middle Low German môs, from Old Saxon *mōs, from Proto-West Germanic *mōs.

mús f (genitive singular músar, no plural)

1. mashed potatoes

   Synonym: kartöflumús

• kartöflumús

Borrowed from French mousse.

mús f (genitive singular músar, no plural)

1. mousse (airy pudding)

• súkkulaðimús

• IPA^(key): /mˠuːsˠ/

Borrowed from English moose, from a Northeastern Algonquian language, ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa.

mús m (genitive singular múis, nominative plural múis)

1. moose (Alces americana)

Borrowed from English mousse, from French mousse.

mús m (genitive singular múis, nominative plural múis)

1. mousse

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mús”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mús”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025