Mosella

See also: Mosel·la

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Mosella.

Proper noun

Mosella f

Moselle

Latin

Alternative forms

Mos. (abbreviation)

Etymology

A diminutive form of Mosa, meaning "little Meuse".

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /moˈsel.la/, [mɔˈs̠ɛlːʲä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /moˈsel.la/, [moˈs̬ɛlːä]

Proper noun

Mosella m sg or f sg (genitive Mosellae); first declension

the River Moselle

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mosella
Genitive	Mosellae
Dative	Mosellae
Accusative	Mosellam
Ablative	Mosellā
Vocative	Mosella
Locative	Mosellae

Synonyms

(River Moselle): Mosula

Derived terms

Mosellēus
Mosellicus

Descendants

Catalan: Mosel·la
French: Moselle
- English: Moselle
Old High German: Muosela
- Luxembourgish: Musel
- Dutch: Moezel
Italian: Mosella
Portuguese: Mosella
Spanish: Mosela

References

“Mŏsella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Mŏsella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 997/1.
“Mosella” on page 1,137/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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