musculus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, diminutive, form-of, literally) diminutive of mūs: a small mouse
2. (declension-2) a companion of the whale
3. (declension-2) a saltwater mussel
4. (declension-2) a muscle
5. (declension-2) a shed, mantelet, shielding
6. (declension-2) A kind of small sailing vessel.

Concepts

muscle

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house mouse

puppy

Synonyms

nervus

Mus

Translations

muscle

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Muskel

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múscul

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spier

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músculo

músculo

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adale

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muscolo

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μυς

kas

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masûlke

muscle

عضلة

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmuːs.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Etymology

From mūs (“a mouse”) + -culus (diminutive suffix), literally “little mouse”. The “muscle” sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse; muscle”), compare also Russian мы́шца (mýšca, “muscle”).