mussa

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmusːɑ/, [ˈmus̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -usːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mus‧sa

Pronoun

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mussa

  1. (colloquial) inessive singular of minä

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Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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mussa

  1. third-person singular past historic of musser

Hausa

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Etymology

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An areal word, presumably of imitative origin. Compare Zarma múusú, Soninke muus, Tamahaq mušš.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mús.sàː/, /mús.sà/

Noun

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mussā̀ f (possessed form mussàr̃)

  1. (northwestern dialects) cat
    Synonym: kyânwā

Descendants

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  • Nupe: músùn
  • Yoruba: músù

References

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  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Probably from Provençal mus 'hair', derived from Latin mus (mouse).

Noun

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mussa f (plural musse)

  1. (Liguria, vulgar, slang) the vulva

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mussa

  1. inflection of mussare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

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Verb

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mussā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of mussō

Sicilian

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Noun

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mussa

  1. (Messinese dialect) plural of mussu

Venetan

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Noun

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mussa f (plural musse)

  1. (agriculture) sleigh for straw