мышца
Russian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *mỳšь (“mouse”) (referring to the mouse-like appearance of a flexing muscle), from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s. For semantic development, compare to Latin mūsculus (“muscle”, literally “little mouse”) and Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse; muscle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
мы́шца • (mýšca) f inan (genitive мы́шцы, nominative plural мы́шцы, genitive plural мышц, relational adjective мы́шечный)
Declension edit
Declension of мы́шца (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of мы́шца (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a)