spitsmuis

Dutch

Etymology

From spits +‎ muis, calque of German Spitzmaus. First attested around 1600.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɪts.mœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: spits‧muis

Noun

spitsmuis f (plural spitsmuizen, diminutive spitsmuisje n)

1. shrew, laurasiatherian of the family Soricidae

Derived terms

• bosspitsmuis
• dwergspitsmuis
• huisspitsmuis
• veldspitsmuis
• waterspitsmuis

 

Further reading

• spitsmuizen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl