mous

See also: Mous, MOUs, and MoUs

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

mous

  1. second-person singular present indicative of moure

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mous

  1. masculine plural of mou

Noun

mous m

  1. plural of mou

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːs/
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

mous (plural mys)

  1. mouse or shrew (small rodent)
  2. (figurative) A coward; one lacking courage.
  3. (figurative) A feeble or unimportant individual.

Descendants

  • English: mouse (see there for further descendants), moose (Northumbrian); muss
  • Scots: moose

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