μῦς

See also: μυς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s. Cognates include Latin mūs, Sanskrit मूष् (mū́ṣ), Old Armenian մուկն (mukn) and Old English mūs (English mouse).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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

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

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μυς (mys)

References

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