Russian

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Etymology

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From мышь (myšʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka). The computing term is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɨʂkə]
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  • Hyphenation: мыш‧ка

Noun

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мы́шка (mýškaf anim or f inan (genitive мы́шки, nominative plural мы́шки, genitive plural мы́шек)

  1. (animate) diminutive of мышь (myšʹ)
  2. (inanimate, computing, diminutive) mouse
  3. (inanimate) armpit

Usage notes

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The meaning 3 is used in modern Russian only in the fixed expressions под мышкой, под мышку, под мышки, под мышками, из-под мышек. See also the noun подмышка.

Declension

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