English → Latin
“mouse” in Latin
mūsculusdiminutive of mūs: a small mouse; a companion of the whale; a saltwater musselsōrexshrew, shrewmouse; mousemūrīnusmouse or rat; murine; mousy; grayIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mouse
mus. A little mouse, musculus: a field-mouse, shrew-mouse, sorex, -icis, mouse (the first syllable is long in Seren., Samm., short in Auct. Carm., de Philom.): of a mouse, murinus: mouse-color, color murinus (Plin.): mouse-skin, pellis murina (Justinus): all is as quiet as a mouse, altum est silentium; nulla exauditur vox.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mouse?
- The usual Latin words for “mouse” are mūsculus, sōrex, mūrīnus; also Iūstīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.