mous

See also: Mous, MOUs, and MoUs

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔws]
• Rhymes: -ɔws

Verb

mous

1. second-person singular present indicative of moure

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mous

1. masculine plural of mou

Noun

mous m

1. plural of mou

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mouse, mowse, mows, mus, mowce, muse

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.

Related terms

• mousere
• mouspese
• mowsyn
• reremous

Descendants

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

References

• “mǒus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 May 2018.