Spitsmúus

Saterland Frisian
Spitsmuze.

Etymology

From spits (“pointy”) +‎ Múus (“mouse”). Akin to Dutch spitsmuis and German Spitzmaus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪtsmuːs/
  • Hyphenation: Spits‧múus

Noun

Spitsmúus f (plural Spitsmuze)

  1. shrew

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Spitsmúus”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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