muis
See also: Muis
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch muis, from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]muis (plural muise)
See also
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs.
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]muis m or f (plural muizen, diminutive muisje n)
- mouse (rodent species)
- De kat jaagt op de muis. ― The cat chases the mouse.
- Er zit een muis in het huis. ― There's a mouse in the house.
- Ze heeft een muis gevangen. ― She caught a mouse.
- (computing) mouse (an input device to operate a computer by steering a cursor and clicking)
- Synonym: computermuis
- De muis van mijn computer werkt niet goed. ― The mouse of my computer isn't working well.
- Koop je een draadloze muis of een met draad? ― Are you buying a wireless mouse or a wired one?
- Ik gebruik liever een muis dan een touchpad. ― I prefer using a mouse over a touchpad.
- ball of the thumb
Hypernyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- animal species
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: muis
- Jersey Dutch: mäus
- Negerhollands: mischi, miśi, muśi
- → Caribbean Hindustani: mus
- → Sranan Tongo: moismoisi
See also
[edit]Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]muis
- alternative form of muise
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