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Musa
‖
Mu′sa
,p
; rop.
Noun.
pl.
Musae
(#)
. [NL., fr. Ar.
mauz
, mauza
, banana.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (
Musa sapientum
), the plantain (Musa paradisiaca
of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (Musa Ensete
), the Philippine Island (Musa textilis
, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana
and Plantain
. Definition 2024
Musa
Musa
Translingual
Etymology
From Late Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza, “banana”)
Proper noun
Musa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Musaceae – large tropical herbs, commonly known as banana plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Musaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Musa sect. Callimusa, Musa sect. Ingentimusa, Musa sect. Musa - sections; Musa × paradisiaca - type species
Coordinate terms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).
Proper noun
Mūsa f (genitive Mūsae); first declension
- Muse, one of the nine goddesses of liberal arts.
Usage notes
Usually plural, referring to the nine goddesses together.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: Muse
References
- Musa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Musa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Musa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
musa
musa
Esperanto
Adjective
musa (accusative singular musan, plural musaj, accusative plural musajn)
Hypernyms
Related terms
Finnish
Etymology
Shortening of musiikki (“music”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mu‧sa
- Rhymes: -usɑ
- IPA(key): [ˈmusɑ]
Noun
musa
- (colloquial) music
Declension
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | musin | |
| abessive | musatta | musitta | |
| comitative | — | musineen | |
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek µοῦσα (µoûsa). Akin to mēns (“mind, reason”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.sa/
Noun
mūsa f (genitive mūsae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūsa | mūsae |
| genitive | mūsae | mūsārum |
| dative | mūsae | mūsīs |
| accusative | mūsam | mūsās |
| ablative | mūsā | mūsīs |
| vocative | mūsa | mūsae |
Related terms
References
- MUSA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 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 Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Portuguese
musas
Etymology
From Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
musa f (plural musas)
Synonyms
- (source of inspiration): inspiração
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa) (Moûsa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmu.sa/
Noun
musa f (plural musas)
Synonyms
- (source of inspiration): inspiración, numen
- (poetry): poesía
Related terms
References
“musa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.