LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Mūsa1

Mūsa f (genitive Mūsae)
Classical[ˈmuː.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.s̬a]

Meaning

  1. Muse, one of the nine goddesses of liberal arts.

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMūsaMūsae
genitiveMūsaeMūsārum
dativeMūsaeMūsīs
accusativeMūsamMūsās
ablativeMūsāMūsīs
vocativeMūsaMūsae

Mūsa, ae, f., = Μοῦσα,
I. a muse, one of the goddesses of poetry, music, and the other liberal arts. The ancients reckoned nine of them, viz.: Clio, the muse of history; Melpomene, of tragedy; Thalia, of comedy; Euterpe, of the flute; Terpsichore, of dancing; Calliope, of epic poetry; Erato, of lyric poetry; Urania, of astronomy; Polyhymnia, of the mimic art, Aus. Idyll. 20; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 92: Musarum delubra, Cic. Arch. 11, 27: hic Musarum parens domusque Pieria, Mela, 2, 3, 2: crassiore Musā, in a plainer, clearer manner, without too much refinement, Quint. 1, 10, 28: sine ullā Musā, without any genius, wit, taste, Varr. ap. Non. 448, 16.—
II. Transf.
A. A song, a poem: musa procax, Hor. C. 2, 1, 37: pedestris, a style of poetry bordering on prose, id. S. 2, 6, 17.—
B. Plur., sciences, studies: quis est omnium, qui modo cum Musis, id est cum humanitate et cum doctrinā habeat aliquod commercium, qui, etc., Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 66: agrestiores, id. Or. 3, 12: mansuetiores, philosophical studies, id. Fam. 1, 9, 23.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Descendants
  • EnglishMuse
  • Dutchmuze

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMusaMusa. a rhetorician, frequently referred to by the elder Seneca, who calls him a man " multi ingenii, nullius cordis." (Controv. Praef. v.) Schott con…
noun · femininefirst declension
mūsa2
mūsa f (genitive mūsae)
Classical[ˈmuː.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.s̬a]

Meaning

  1. song, poem
  2. in pluralstudies, sciences

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūsamūsae
genitivemūsaemūsārum
dativemūsaemūsīs
accusativemūsammūsās
ablativemūsāmūsīs
vocativemūsamūsae

Mūsa, ae, m.,
I. a Roman surname, e. g. Antonius Musa, a physician in ordinary of Augustus, Suet. Aug. 59; Plin. 19, 8, 38, § 128: Q. Pomponius Musa, in Eckhel. D. N. V. t. 5, p. 283.

Origins

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

noun · femininefirst declension
mūsa3
mūsa f (genitive mūsae)
Classical[ˈmuː.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.s̬a]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinbanana
    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.14th century, Symon Semeonis, Itinerarium Symonis Semeonis ab Hybernia ad Terram Sanctam 40

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūsamūsae
genitivemūsaemūsārum
dativemūsaemūsīs
accusativemūsammūsās
ablativemūsāmūsīs
vocativemūsamūsae

Origins

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

Descendants
  • EnglishMusa
  • TranslingualMusa
  • Sicilianmusa

Quick answers

What does Mūsa mean in Latin?
Mūsa, a proper noun, means “Muse, one of the nine goddesses of liberal arts.”.
What is the genitive of Mūsa?
The genitive singular is Mūsae. Mūsa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Mūsa?
In classical Latin, [ˈmuː.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmuː.s̬a].