μῦς

See also: μυς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs. Cognates include Latin mūs, Sanskrit मूष् (mū́ṣ), Old Armenian մուկն (mukn) and Old English mūs (English mouse).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μῦς • (mûsm (genitive μῠός); third declension

  1. mouse
  2. A type of mussel
  3. A type of whale
  4. muscle

Declension

Derived terms

  • βᾰτρᾰχομῠομᾰχῐ́ᾱ (bătrăkhomŭomăkhĭ́ā)
  • μῠᾰ́γρᾱ (mŭắgrā)
  • μῠ́ᾰγρον (mŭ́ăgron)
  • μῠᾰ́γρος (mŭắgros)
  • μῠ́ᾰγρος (mŭ́ăgros)
  • μῡγᾰλέη (mūgăléē)
  • μῠῐ̈́δῐον (mŭĭ̈́dĭon)
  • μῠ́ῐ̈νος (mŭ́ĭ̈nos)
  • μῠοβᾰτρᾰχομᾰχῐ́ᾱ (mŭobătrăkhomăkhĭ́ā)
  • μῠοσωτῐ́ς (mŭosōtĭ́s)
  • μῠωξῐ́ᾱ (mŭōxĭ́ā)
  • μῠωπῐ́ᾱ (mŭōpĭ́ā)

Descendants

  • Greek: μυς (mys)
  • Latin: mūsculus (small mouse; muscle) (semantic loan)
  • ? Old Georgian: თაგუნი (taguni, muscle, literally small mouse) (semantic loan)

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