See also: Musa, musā, mūsā, mūsa, muša, and mušā

Asturian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, Muse).

Noun edit

musa f (plural muses)

  1. muse (source of inspiration)

Related terms edit

Catalan edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, Muse).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

musa f (plural muses)

  1. muse (source of inspiration)
Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

musa

  1. inflection of musar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Ese edit

Noun edit

musa

  1. (anatomy) breast

Esperanto edit

Adjective edit

musa (accusative singular musan, plural musaj, accusative plural musajn)

  1. murine

Hypernyms edit

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Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmusɑ/, [ˈmus̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -usɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mu‧sa

Etymology 1 edit

Clipping of musiikki (music) +‎ -sa.

Noun edit

musa (informal)

  1. music
    Synonyms: see musiikki
Declension edit
Inflection of musa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative musa musat
genitive musan musien
partitive musaa musia
illative musaan musiin
singular plural
nominative musa musat
accusative nom. musa musat
gen. musan
genitive musan musien
musainrare
partitive musaa musia
inessive musassa musissa
elative musasta musista
illative musaan musiin
adessive musalla musilla
ablative musalta musilta
allative musalle musille
essive musana musina
translative musaksi musiksi
abessive musatta musitta
instructive musin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of musa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative musani musani
accusative nom. musani musani
gen. musani
genitive musani musieni
musainirare
partitive musaani musiani
inessive musassani musissani
elative musastani musistani
illative musaani musiini
adessive musallani musillani
ablative musaltani musiltani
allative musalleni musilleni
essive musanani musinani
translative musakseni musikseni
abessive musattani musittani
instructive
comitative musineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative musasi musasi
accusative nom. musasi musasi
gen. musasi
genitive musasi musiesi
musaisirare
partitive musaasi musiasi
inessive musassasi musissasi
elative musastasi musistasi
illative musaasi musiisi
adessive musallasi musillasi
ablative musaltasi musiltasi
allative musallesi musillesi
essive musanasi musinasi
translative musaksesi musiksesi
abessive musattasi musittasi
instructive
comitative musinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative musamme musamme
accusative nom. musamme musamme
gen. musamme
genitive musamme musiemme
musaimmerare
partitive musaamme musiamme
inessive musassamme musissamme
elative musastamme musistamme
illative musaamme musiimme
adessive musallamme musillamme
ablative musaltamme musiltamme
allative musallemme musillemme
essive musanamme musinamme
translative musaksemme musiksemme
abessive musattamme musittamme
instructive
comitative musinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative musanne musanne
accusative nom. musanne musanne
gen. musanne
genitive musanne musienne
musainnerare
partitive musaanne musianne
inessive musassanne musissanne
elative musastanne musistanne
illative musaanne musiinne
adessive musallanne musillanne
ablative musaltanne musiltanne
allative musallenne musillenne
essive musananne musinanne
translative musaksenne musiksenne
abessive musattanne musittanne
instructive
comitative musinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative musansa musansa
accusative nom. musansa musansa
gen. musansa
genitive musansa musiensa
musainsarare
partitive musaansa musiaan
musiansa
inessive musassaan
musassansa
musissaan
musissansa
elative musastaan
musastansa
musistaan
musistansa
illative musaansa musiinsa
adessive musallaan
musallansa
musillaan
musillansa
ablative musaltaan
musaltansa
musiltaan
musiltansa
allative musalleen
musallensa
musilleen
musillensa
essive musanaan
musanansa
musinaan
musinansa
translative musakseen
musaksensa
musikseen
musiksensa
abessive musattaan
musattansa
musittaan
musittansa
instructive
comitative musineen
musinensa

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Perhaps from Swedish mos (mash) in the sense of "gravel", originally to mean "(state of being) broken". The sense "stone, rock" is found both in dialects and Helsinki slang.

Noun edit

musa

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) (state of being) broken
    Synonyms: see rikki
    Alternative forms: mosa, mäsä, musu
    olla musanato be broken
  2. (dialectal or dated Helsinki slang) rock, stone
    Synonyms: see kivi
    Alternative form: mosa
  3. (dialectal) bump
    Synonyms: see möykky
    Alternative form: mosa
Declension edit
Inflection of musa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative musa musat
genitive musan musien
partitive musaa musia
illative musaan musiin
singular plural
nominative musa musat
accusative nom. musa musat
gen. musan
genitive musan musien
musainrare
partitive musaa musia
inessive musassa musissa
elative musasta musista
illative musaan musiin
adessive musalla musilla
ablative musalta musilta
allative musalle musille
essive musana musina
translative musaksi musiksi
abessive musatta musitta
instructive musin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of musa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative musani musani
accusative nom. musani musani
gen. musani
genitive musani musieni
musainirare
partitive musaani musiani
inessive musassani musissani
elative musastani musistani
illative musaani musiini
adessive musallani musillani
ablative musaltani musiltani
allative musalleni musilleni
essive musanani musinani
translative musakseni musikseni
abessive musattani musittani
instructive
comitative musineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative musasi musasi
accusative nom. musasi musasi
gen. musasi
genitive musasi musiesi
musaisirare
partitive musaasi musiasi
inessive musassasi musissasi
elative musastasi musistasi
illative musaasi musiisi
adessive musallasi musillasi
ablative musaltasi musiltasi
allative musallesi musillesi
essive musanasi musinasi
translative musaksesi musiksesi
abessive musattasi musittasi
instructive
comitative musinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative musamme musamme
accusative nom. musamme musamme
gen. musamme
genitive musamme musiemme
musaimmerare
partitive musaamme musiamme
inessive musassamme musissamme
elative musastamme musistamme
illative musaamme musiimme
adessive musallamme musillamme
ablative musaltamme musiltamme
allative musallemme musillemme
essive musanamme musinamme
translative musaksemme musiksemme
abessive musattamme musittamme
instructive
comitative musinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative musanne musanne
accusative nom. musanne musanne
gen. musanne
genitive musanne musienne
musainnerare
partitive musaanne musianne
inessive musassanne musissanne
elative musastanne musistanne
illative musaanne musiinne
adessive musallanne musillanne
ablative musaltanne musiltanne
allative musallenne musillenne
essive musananne musinanne
translative musaksenne musiksenne
abessive musattanne musittanne
instructive
comitative musinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative musansa musansa
accusative nom. musansa musansa
gen. musansa
genitive musansa musiensa
musainsarare
partitive musaansa musiaan
musiansa
inessive musassaan
musassansa
musissaan
musissansa
elative musastaan
musastansa
musistaan
musistansa
illative musaansa musiinsa
adessive musallaan
musallansa
musillaan
musillansa
ablative musaltaan
musaltansa
musiltaan
musiltansa
allative musalleen
musallensa
musilleen
musillensa
essive musanaan
musanansa
musinaan
musinansa
translative musakseen
musaksensa
musikseen
musiksensa
abessive musattaan
musattansa
musittaan
musittansa
instructive
comitative musineen
musinensa
Derived terms edit
  • musari (rock, stone, Helsinki slang)

References edit

  • Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎[2] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
  • musa”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022.

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Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

musa

  1. third-person singular past historic of muser

Anagrams edit

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, Muse).

Noun edit

musa f (plural musas)

  1. muse (source of inspiration)

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.za/
  • Rhymes: -uza
  • Hyphenation: mù‧sa

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin mūsa/Mūsa, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα (moûsa)/Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Noun edit

musa f (plural muse)

  1. (Greek mythology, usually capitalized) Muse
    • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, page 21, lines 7–9:
      O muse, o alto ingegno, or m'aiutate; ¶ o mente che scrivesti ciò ch'io vidi, ¶ qui si parrà la tua nobilitate. []
      O Muses, O high genius, now assist me! ¶ O memory, that didst write down what I saw, ¶ here thy nobility shall be manifest!
    • 1581, Torquato Tasso, Gerusalemme liberata [Jerusalem Delivered]‎[3], Erasmo Viotti, Canto I, page 2:
      O Muſa, tu, che di caduchi allori ¶ non circondi la fronte in Elicona ¶ ma sù nel cielo infra beati chori ¶ hai di ſtelle immortali aurea corona []
      O Muse, you who don't encircle your head with caducous laurel in Helicon, but instead, among blessed choirs up in the sky, have a golden crown of immortal stars []
    • 1822, Ippolito Pindemonte, transl., Odissea [Odyssey]‎[4], translation of Ὀδύσσεια (Odýsseia) by Homer, Book I, page 1:
      Musa, quell’uom di moltiforme ingegno ¶ dimmi, che molto errò, poich’ebbe a terra ¶ gittate d’Iliòn le sacre torri; []
      O Muse, tell me about that man of multiform ingenuity, that much wandered after bringing down the sacred towers of Troy []
  2. (figurative)
    1. poetic inspiration
    2. (by extension) poetry
    3. poet

Etymology 2 edit

From Late Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza).

Noun edit

musa f (plural muse)

  1. the Musa taxonomic genus

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Ancient Greek μοῦσα (moûsa). Akin to mēns (mind, reason).

Noun edit

mūsa f (genitive mūsae); first declension

  1. song, poem
  2. (in the plural) studies, sciences
Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mūsa mūsae
Genitive mūsae mūsārum
Dative mūsae mūsīs
Accusative mūsam mūsās
Ablative mūsā mūsīs
Vocative mūsa mūsae
Related terms edit

References edit

  • musa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • musa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • musa”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza), singulative of مَوْز (mawz). Attested in Latin since the 14th century.

Noun edit

mūsa f (genitive mūsae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) banana
    • 14th century, Symon Semeonis, Itinerarium Symonis Semeonis ab Hybernia ad Terram Sanctam 40:
      Non enim sunt arboris poma, sed cujusdam herbe in altum crescentis ad modum arboris, que musa appellatur; cujus folia in figura et colore foliis cujusdam herbe, que anglice dicitur radigche, multumque assimilantur, quamvis in longitudine et latitudine illa multum excedant.
      They're not fruit from a tree, but from a plant that grows up in the manner of the trees, called the musa. In terms of shape and colour, its leaves resemble very much those of a plant that the English call radigche [radish], although they exceed these a lot in both length and width.
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
  • Translingual: Musa
  • Sicilian: musa
  • English: Musa
References edit
  • "musa". Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources.

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

musa f sg

  1. definite feminine singular of mus

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

musa f sg

  1. definite feminine singular of mus

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

From Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, Muse).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

musa f (plural musas)

  1. muse (source of inspiration)

Phuthi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nguni *úmusá.

Noun edit

musa? class 3

  1. kindness

Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese edit

 
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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, Muse).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: mu‧sa

Noun edit

musa f (plural musas)

  1. Muse
  2. muse (a source of inspiration)
    Synonym: inspiração
  3. a poet's creative and poetic genius

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Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmusa/ [ˈmu.sa]
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: mu‧sa

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Noun edit

musa f (plural musas)

  1. Muse
  2. muse (a source of inspiration)
    Synonyms: inspiración, numen
  3. a poet's creative and poetic genius
  4. (literary) poetry
    Synonym: poesía
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

musa

  1. only used in me musa, first-person singular present subjunctive of musirse
  2. only used in se musa, third-person singular present subjunctive of musirse
  3. only used in se ... musa, syntactic variant of músase, third-person singular imperative of musirse

Further reading edit

Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

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Interjection edit

musa (to one person, to multiple people musani)

  1. (with infinitive) don't

Zulu edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

musa (to one person, to multiple people musani)

  1. (with infinitive) don't
    Synonym: kahle

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