мышка

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From мышь (myšʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka). The computing term is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɨʂkə]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: мыш‧ка

Noun[edit]

мы́шка (mýškaf anim or f inan (genitive мы́шки, nominative plural мы́шки, genitive plural мы́шек)

  1. (animate) Diminutive of мышь (myšʹ)
  2. (inanimate, computing, diminutive) mouse
  3. (inanimate) armpit

Usage notes[edit]

The meaning 3 is used in modern Russian only in the fixed expressions под мышкой, под мышку, под мышки, под мышками, из-под мышек. See also the noun подмышка.

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