mussa

See also: Mussa

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

mussa

1. (colloquial) inessive singular of minä

See also

• minussa

Anagrams

• massu

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: mussas, mussât

Verb

mussa

1. third-person singular past historic of musser

Hausa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mús.sàː/, /mús.sà/

Noun

mussā̀ f (possessed form mussàr̃)

1. (northwestern dialects) cat

   Synonym: kyânwā

Descendants

• → Nupe: músùn
• → Yoruba: músù

References

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

Italian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mussa f (plural musse)

1. (Liguria, vulgar, slang) the vulva

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mussa

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

Latin

Verb

mussā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of mussō

Sicilian

Noun

mussa

1. (Messinese dialect) plural of mussu

Venetan

Noun

mussa f (plural musse)

1. (agriculture) sleigh for straw