mous

mous

See also: Mous, MOUs, and MoUs

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

mous

  1. second-person singular present indicative of moure

French

Pronunciation

  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Adjective

mous

  1. masculine plural of mou

Noun

mous m

  1. plural of mou

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /muːs/
    • Rhymes: -uːs

    Noun

    mous (plural mys)

    1. mouse or shrew (small rodent)
    2. (figurative) A coward; one lacking courage.
    3. (figurative) A feeble or unimportant individual.

    Descendants

    • English: mouse (see there for further descendants), moose (Northumbrian); muss
    • Scots: moose

    References