English

Noun

musique ‎(usually uncountable, plural musiques)

1. Obsolete form of music.

French

Etymology

From Old French musique, reborrowed from Latin musica, borrowed from Ancient Greek μουσική ‎(mousikḗ, “art of the Muses”), derived from Μοῦσα ‎(Moûsa, “Muse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myzik/
• Homophones: musiques, musiquent
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

musique f ‎(plural musiques)

1. music

Verb

musique

1. first-person singular present indicative of musiquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of musiquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of musiquer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of musiquer
5. second-person singular imperative of musiquer

Related terms

• musicale
• musicien

Norman

Alternative forms

• mûsique (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French musique, from Latin musica, from Ancient Greek μουσική ‎(mousikḗ, “art of the Muses”), derived from Μοῦσα ‎(Moûsa, “Muse”).

Noun

musique f ‎(plural musiques)

1. (continental Normandy) music

Old French

Alternative forms

• musike

Etymology

From Ancient Greek via Latin, see above.

Noun

musique f ‎(oblique plural musiques, nominative singular musique, nominative plural musiques)

1. music
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     La tierce oevre fu de musique

     The third work was of music

Descendants

• English: music
• French: musique