Musa
Translingual
Etymology
From Late Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza, “banana”)
Proper noun
Musa f
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Musaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Musa sect. Callimusa, Musa sect. Ingentimusa, Musa sect. Musa - sections; Musa × paradisiaca - type species
Derived terms
References
Musa (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Musa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Musa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Related terms
Translations
Hausa
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.sa/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.sa/, [ˈmuː.sa]
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.
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
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
- Musa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Swahili
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish موسی (mūsā), from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːsaː/, [muːˈsa̝ː]
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