# musa
## Asturian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

musa f (plural muses)
* muse (source of inspiration)

#### Related terms

* muséu
* música

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈmu.zə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈmu.za]

#### Noun

musa f (plural muses)
* muse (source of inspiration)

##### Related terms

* museu
* música

#### Further reading

* “musa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

musa
* inflection of musar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Ese
### Noun

musa
* (anatomy) breast

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmusa]
* Rhymes: -usa
* Hyphenation: mu‧sa

### Adjective

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

#### Hypernyms

* ronĝula (“rodential”)

#### Related terms

* muso (“mouse”)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmusɑ/, [ˈmus̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -usɑ
* Hyphenation: mu‧sa

### Etymology 1

Clipping of musiikki (“music”) +‎ -sa.

#### Noun

musa (informal)
* music
    Synonyms: see musiikki

##### Declension

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 musaini $^{rare}$
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 musaisi $^{rare}$
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 musaimme $^{rare}$
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 musainne $^{rare}$
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 musainsa $^{rare}$
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

* etnomusa
* gospelmusa
* hevimusa
* jytämusa
* musamaku
* teknomusa

#### Further reading

* “musa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-09-18

### Etymology 2

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

musa
* (colloquial, idiomatic) (state of being) broken
    Synonyms: see rikki
    Alternative forms: mosa, mäsä, musu
    olla musana ― to be broken
* (dialectal or dated Helsinki slang) rock, stone
    Synonyms: see kivi
    Alternative form: mosa
* (dialectal) bump
    Synonyms: see möykky
    Alternative form: mosa

##### Declension

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 musaini $^{rare}$
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 musaisi $^{rare}$
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 musaimme $^{rare}$
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 musainne $^{rare}$
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 musainsa $^{rare}$
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

* musari (“rock, stone”, Helsinki slang)

#### References

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

### Anagrams

* Samu, masu, suma, usma

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /my.za/
* Homophones: musas, musât

### Verb

musa
* third-person singular past historic of muser

### Anagrams

* muas, SAMU

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmusa/ [ˈmu.s̺ɐ]
* Rhymes: -usa
* Hyphenation: mu‧sa

### Noun

musa f (plural musas)
* muse (source of inspiration)

#### Related terms

* museo
* música

### Further reading

* “musa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmu.za/
* Rhymes: -uza
* Hyphenation: mù‧sa

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

musa f (plural muse)
* (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]‎, 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]‎, 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 […]
* (figurative)
** poetic inspiration
** (by extension) poetry
** poet

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

musa f (plural muse)
* the Musa taxonomic genus

### Anagrams

* suma

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈmuː.sa/, [ˈmuːs̠ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈmu.sa/, [ˈmuːs̬ä]

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

mūsa f (genitive mūsae); first declension
* song, poem
* (in the plural) studies, sciences

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

##### Related terms

* Mūsa

#### References

* 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

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

#### Noun

mūsa f (genitive mūsae); first declension
* (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.

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

##### Synonyms

* ariēna (classical)
* banana (New Latin)

##### Descendants

* Translingual: Musa
* Sicilian: musa
* → English: Musa

##### References

* "musa". Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* musen m sg

### Noun

musa f sg
* definite feminine singular of mus

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

musa f sg
* definite feminine singular of mus

## Occitan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Noun

musa f (plural musas)
* muse (source of inspiration)

## Old English
### Noun

mūsa
* genitive plural of mūs

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úmusá.

### Noun

musa$^?$ class 3
* kindness

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmu.zɐ/
* Rhymes: -uzɐ
* Hyphenation: mu‧sa

### Noun

musa f (plural musas)
* Muse
* muse (a source of inspiration)
    Synonym: inspiração
* a poet's creative and poetic genius

#### Related terms

* museu
* música

### Further reading

* “musa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “musa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmusa/ [ˈmu.sa]
* Rhymes: -usa
* Syllabification: mu‧sa

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

musa f (plural musas)
* Muse
* muse (a source of inspiration)
    Synonyms: inspiración, numen
* a poet's creative and poetic genius
* (literary) poetry
    Synonym: poesía

##### Related terms

* museo
* música

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

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

### Further reading

* “musa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Interjection

musa (to one person, to multiple people musani)
* (with infinitive) don't

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mʱúːsa/

### Interjection

musa (to one person, to multiple people musani)
* (with infinitive) don't
    Synonym: kahle

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “musa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “musa (6-3.9)”