mûs

mûs μῦς Maus

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mŷːs/ → /ˈmys/ → /ˈmis/

Noun

μῦς • (mûs) m (genitive μῠός); third declension

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