mus
/mʉːs/common gender
The Swedish word for mouse is mus.
mus refers to a rodent of the genus Mus. If you are specifically referring to a computer mouse, the term used is datormus.
Meaning: rodent of the genus Mus (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular common-gender noun mus has several forms: the plural is musar (mice) and the definite singular is musen (the mouse).
How do you pronounce it?
/mʉːs/
Did you know?
- The Swedish word mus is also used as a term of endearment for a partner or child, similar to calling someone 'honey' or 'sweetie'.
- The term for a computer mouse in Swedish is a semantic loan, meaning Swedes borrowed the concept of calling the device a 'mouse' directly from English.
- In Swedish, the expression att vara en mus can be used to describe someone who is very shy or timid.
Examples in context
- Mary såg en mus.Mary saw a mouse.This sentence shows how to use mus in the context of seeing one.Tatoeba #11350955 by Pineapple, translation #2865181 by Amastan
- Han fångade en mus.He caught a mouse.This sentence demonstrates the use of mus regarding catching one.Tatoeba #4343761 by richke, translation #3072292 by CH
- Flickan har en mus.The girl has a mouse.This sentence illustrates how to use mus when describing ownership.Tatoeba #8727295 by morbrorper, translation #3218076 by Dreamk33
- Vad är det där? Det är en mus.What is that? That is a mouse.
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alice and Karl are in the kitchen looking at the floor.
- AliceTitta, där är en liten mus!Look, there is a little mouse!
- KarlVar är den?Where is it?
- AliceDen sprang under skåpet.It ran under the cupboard.
- KarlJag ska hämta en fälla.I will get a trap.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “mouse” translations and entries mus, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
