Musa Latin · revision 9165

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=Lucilius|origins=grc Μοῦσα}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈmuː.sa]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈmuː.s̬a]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Mūsa''' ''f'' (genitive Mūsae); first declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|grc|Μοῦσα|tr=Moûsa|t=Muse]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Köbler 2010) Wiktionary relates the Greek word to the root of Latin [[mēns]] “mind”.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Lucilius.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Lucilius c. 180–102 BC; his first source is Cicero.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant one of the Muses, the goddesses of the arts, usually nine.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) By metonymy it meant an art or study presided over by a Muse, as in Cicero, ''omnis Mūsae mancipium'' was a jack of all trades.^(OLD 2012) Varro used it for artistic or intellectual talent, and Quintilian has ''Mūsa crassior'' “a cruder Muse”.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for the Muses and their names.^(DMLBS) Through Old French ''Muse'' it gave [[en|Muse]] in the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) It was also a Roman surname, as of Augustus' physician Antonius Musa.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 180–102 BC – Lucilius uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of the arts.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''Muse'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|muse|alt=Muse]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # An art, a study.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Talent, inspiration.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[mūsēum]]

+ * [[mūsicus]]

+ * [[en|Muse]]

+ * [[en|music]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Medieval Latin ''musa'' “banana, plantain”, from [[ar|مَوْزَة|tr=mawza]], is a separate word.^(Wiktionary)^(DMLBS) Medieval Latin also has ''musa'' “bagpipe”.^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}