Muse
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Muse, from Latin Musa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Muse (plural Muses)
- One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.
- 1645, John Milton, Il Penseroso:
- And hears the Muſes in a ring,
Ay round about Joves Altar ſing.
Usage notes
[edit]The plural Musae can also be found, though it is much rarer than Muses.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]one of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts
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Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Muse f (genitive Muse, plural Musen)
- A Muse (deity).
- A source of inspiration.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Muse [feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Mūsa, either directly or from Old French muse. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μοῦσᾰ (Moûsa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Muse (plural Muses)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “Mūse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-30.
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