Muse
English
Etymology
From Middle English Muse, from Latin Musa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).
Pronunciation
- enPR: myo͞oz, IPA(key): /mjuːz/
- Homophone: mews
- Rhymes: -uːz
Noun
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.
Hyponyms
- (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania
Derived terms
- musal, Musal
Translations
one of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts
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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
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)
Related terms
References
- “Mūse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-30.
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