LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Mosella

Mosella m sg or f sg (genitive Mosellae)
Classical[mɔˈsɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[moˈs̬ɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinesingulara major river in modern France, Luxembourg and Germany; modern Moselle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMosella—
genitiveMosellae—
dativeMosellae—
accusativeMosellam—
ablativeMosellā—
vocativeMosella—
locativeMosellae—

Mŏsella, ae, m. and f.,
I. a river of Belgic Gaul, now the Moselle, Tac. A. 13, 53; id. H. 4, 71; 77: largus Mosella, Aus. de Clar. Urb. 4: placida Mosella, id. Idyll. 10, 73.—Also called Mŏsŭla, ae, f., Flor. 3, 10, 14.—Hence, Mŏsellēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Moselle: ortus, Symm. Ep. 1, 8.

Origins

A diminutive form of Mosa, meaning "little Meuse".

Descendants
  • CatalanMosel·la
  • FrenchMoselle
  • EnglishMosellefrom French Moselle
  • ItalianMosella
  • PortugueseMosella
  • SpanishMosela
  • LuxembourgishMuselfrom Old High German Muosela
  • DutchMoezelfrom Old High German Muosela

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMosellaMosella (Mosel, Moselle), a river of Gallia, which joins the Rhine at Coblenz [CONFLUENTES]. In the narrative of his war with the Usipetes and Tencthe…

Quick answers

What does Mosella mean in Latin?
Mosella, a proper noun, means “a major river in modern France, Luxembourg and Germany; modern Moselle”.
What is the genitive of Mosella?
The genitive singular is Mosellae. Mosella is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Mosella?
In classical Latin, [mɔˈsɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [moˈs̬ɛl.la].