Muse

See also: Appendix:Variations of "muse"

English

Three Musæ: Clio, Euterpe, and Thalia

Etymology 1

From Middle English Muse, from Latin Musa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Muse (plural Muses or (rare) Musae)

  1. One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.
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Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Shan မူႇၸေႊ (mùu tse᷈e).

    Proper noun

    Muse

    1. A city in Shan State, Myanmar.

    Etymology 3

    Proper noun

    Muse

    1. A surname.
    2. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Glades County, Florida. [1]
      2. An unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, named after Rev. Joseph Muse. [2]

    References

    1. ^ TopoZone: Muse, Florida
    2. ^ TopoZone: Muse, Oklahoma

    Anagrams

    German

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Muse f (genitive Muse, plural Musen)

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

    Declension

    Declension of Muse [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Muse die Musen
    genitive einer der Muse der Musen
    dative einer der Muse den Musen
    accusative eine die Muse die Musen

    Further reading

    • “Muse”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “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 (Moûsă).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmiu̯z(ə)/

    Noun

    Muse (plural Muses)

    1. (Greek mythology) A Muse
    2. A source of inspiration for artists.
    3. (rare) A kind of art.

    Descendants

    • English: Muse, muse
    • Scots: Muse, muse

    References

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