titmouse
Any small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods…Any small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.
Meaning
1 sensesAny small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.
Meise
сини́цаsiníca
сини́цяsynýcja
- small insectivorous birds
Examples
1 sentencesA titmouse is a bird.
ruСиница — это птица. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English titmose, compound of tit (“small bird”) and mose, from Old English māsFrom Middle English titmose, compound of tit (“small bird”) and mose, from Old English māse (“titmouse”), from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (compare Dutch mees, German Meise, Old Norse meisingr, French mésange), from *maisaz (“tiny, puny”) (compare Norwegian meis (“skinny weakling”)). Spelling as well as the plural form in imitation of the otherwise unrelated mouse.
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Forms
plural: titmice / titmousesWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular