🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

topi

Pronunciation / Transliteration: toh-pee

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mice/maɪs/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I bambini hanno visto dei topi correre nella cucina."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Plural form of mouse; small rodents typically characterized by a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked tail.

    "The children watched as the mice scurried across the floor."
  2. 2

    Used informally to refer to a timid or cowardly person.

    "He felt like a mouse when he had to speak in front of the large audience."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mice' is the plural form of 'mouse', which originates from the Old English 'mūs', derived from Proto-Germanic '*mūs', and further traced back to Proto-Indo-European '*mu-'. The term has evolved over centuries, maintaining its reference to small rodents.

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