Mus

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mus"

Translingual

House mouse (Mus musculus)

Etymology

Latin mus (“mouse”)

Proper noun

Mus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muridae – typical mice.

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English

Noun

Mus

  1. plural of Mu

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German muos, from Old High German muos, from Proto-West Germanic *mōs, from Proto-Germanic *mōsą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːs/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

Mus n or (regional) m (strong, genitive Muses, plural Muse)

  1. mush, mash (food of a pulpy consistency, chiefly made out of fruit and vegetables)
    Synonyms: Brei, Püree
    Der Kleine kriegt ein Mus aus Birne und Erdbeeren.
    The little one gets a mush out of pears and strawberry.
    Es gab Frikadellen und ein Mus aus Kartoffeln.
    We had meatballs and a mash made out of potatoes.

Usage notes

  • Masculine gender predominates in Central and Eastern Saxony, neuter gender is the predominant form otherwise.

Declension

Declension of Mus [neuter // masculine (regional), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Mus die Muse
genitive eines des Muses der Muse
dative einem dem Mus, Muse1 den Musen
accusative ein, einen das, den Mus die Muse

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Mus” in Duden online
  • “Mus”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German mûs, from Old Saxon mūs.

Noun

Mus f (plural Mies)

  1. mouse

Derived terms

  • Husmus
  • Musfaul
  • musich
  • Musloch
  • Piepamus
  • Stapmus
  • Flautamus