μυς

See also: μῦς

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs), from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mis/

Noun

μυς • (mys) m (plural μυς or μύες)

1. (anatomy, biology) muscle
2. (formal, zoology) mouse

Declension

Declension of μυς

	singular	plural
nominative	μυς (mys)	μύες (mýes)
genitive	μυός (myós)	μυών (myón)
accusative	μυ (my)	μυς (mys)
vocative	μυ (my)	μύες (mýes)

μυς (mys) is an alternative plural

Synonyms

• μυώνας m (myónas, “musculature”)
• ποντικός m (pontikós, “rodent mouse”)
• ποντίκι n (pontíki, “rodent mouse”)

Further reading

• μυς on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el