Muse

See also: muse, musé, musė, muše, and Muße

English

Three Musæ: Clio, Euterpe, and Thalia

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Latin Musa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: myo͞oz, IPA(key): /mjuːz/
  • Homophone: mews
  • Rhymes: -uːz

Noun

Muse (plural Muses)

  1. One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.

Usage notes

The plural Musae can also be found, though it is much rarer than Muses.

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German

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. A Muse (deity).
  2. A source of inspiration.

Declension

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Further reading

  • Muse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Muse” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Muse” in Duden online
  • Muse on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Mūsa, either directly or from Old French muse. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μοῦσᾰ (Moûsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiu̯z(ə)/

Noun

Muse (plural Muses)

  1. (Greek mythology) A Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  2. A source of inspiration for artists.
  3. (rare) A kind of art.

Descendants

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References

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