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feminine

/su.ʁi/

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Translation

mouse (the animal, and the computer one)

Word origin

From Latin sorex, soricem ('shrew mouse'), which replaced the older mus in Gaul. The computing sense is a loan translation of English 'mouse', adopted in the 1970s.

Origin: Latin
Root: soricem

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralsourisirregular

Examples

A mouse ran across the kitchen.

My wireless mouse has stopped working.

guette .

The cat is watching for mice behind the fridge.

Clique .

Double click with the mouse to open the file.

He stayed as quiet as a mouse during the meeting.

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This word is part of lesson 32.