Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mousy

/ˈmaʊsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
mousy
IPA
/ˈmaʊsi/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a mouse.

adj

Resembling a mouse.

adj

Resembling a mouse.

adj

Resembling a mouse.

adj

Abounding in or infested with mice.

noun

Diminutive of mouse.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Germanic *mūs Proto-West Germanic *mūs Old English mūs Middle English mous English mouse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mousy From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).

Inflected Forms

mousier (comparative) mousiest (superlative) mousey (alternative) mousies (plural) mousie (alternative)

Derived Forms

mousily mousiness

Phrases

mousy brown

Frequently Paired Words

mousie

Synonyms

mouselike murine mousekin mouselet mouseling mousey mouse-colored

Rhymes With

rousey

Questions

How do you pronounce mousy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaʊsi/.
What does mousy mean?
Resembling a mouse.
Where does mousy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Germanic *mūs Proto-West Germanic *mūs Old English mūs Middle English mous English mouse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mousy From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).

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