מויז

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs. Cognate with German Maus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔɪ̯z/
  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): [ˈmɔɪ̯z]
  • (Mideastern) IPA(key): [ˈmoʊ̯s], [ˈmoːs]
  • Hyphenation: מויז

Noun

מויז • (moyz) f, plural מײַז (mayz)

  1. mouse

Derived terms

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “mouse”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 906
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מויז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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