spitsmuis

== Dutch == === Etymology === From spits +‎ muis, calque of German Spitzmaus. First attested around 1600. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspɪts.mœy̯s/ Hyphenation: spits‧muis === Noun === spitsmuis f (plural spitsmuizen, diminutive spitsmuisje n) shrew, laurasiatherian of the family Soricidae ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === spitsmuizen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl