mu
The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabetThe 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
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» We musn't forget that red wine is delicious with cheese.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
My
мюmju, миmi
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
(uncountable)Nothingness; nonexistence; the illusory nature of reality.
A unit of surface area, currently equivalent to two-thirtieths of a hectare.
Examples
20 sentencesWe musn't forget that red wine is delicious with cheese.
Maybe my favourite katakana syllabogram is the one for "mu."
Mu shu pork is my speciality.
"Muß" is an old and incorrect way of writing of "muss".
de„Muß“ ist eine alte und inkorrekte Schreibweise von „muss.“ — Adelpa
Mennad musn't be late.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Ancient Greek μῦ (mû), derived from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /mem/, “water”). Doublet ofFrom Ancient Greek μῦ (mû), derived from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /mem/, “water”). Doublet of mem.
From Japanese 無 (mu, “nothing, neither yes nor no”).
From Mandarin 畝／亩 (mǔ).
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Forms
plural: mus / muWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.