slaapmuis
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Edible_dormouse_-_Relmuis_-_Glis_glis.jpg/220px-Edible_dormouse_-_Relmuis_-_Glis_glis.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Compound of slaap (“sleep”) or slapen (“to sleep”) + muis (“mouse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]slaapmuis m (plural slaapmuizen, diminutive slaapmuisje n)
- Any rodent of the family Gliridae (the dormice).
- Hyponyms: relmuis, zevenslaper
Further reading
[edit]Slaapmuizen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl