Saterland Frisian

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Spitsmuze.

Etymology

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From spits (pointy) +‎ Múus (mouse). Akin to Dutch spitsmuis and German Spitzmaus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪtsmuːs/
  • Hyphenation: Spits‧múus

Noun

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Spitsmúus f (plural Spitsmuze)

  1. shrew

References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Spitsmúus”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN