муза

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuza]

Noun

муза • (muza) f

1. muse

Declension

Declension of муза

	singular	plural
indefinite	муза	музи
definite unspecified	музата	музите
definite proximal	музава	музиве
definite distal	музана	музине
vocative	музо	музи

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuzə]
• Hyphenation: му́‧за

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Noun

му́за • (múza) f anim (genitive му́зы, nominative plural му́зы, genitive plural муз)

1. (Greek mythology) a Muse
2. muse

Declension

Declension of му́за (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	му́за múza	му́зы múzy
genitive	му́зы múzy	му́з múz
dative	му́зе múze	му́зам múzam
accusative	му́зу múzu	му́з múz
instrumental	му́зой, му́зою múzoj, múzoju	му́зами múzami
prepositional	му́зе múze	му́зах múzax

Pre-reform declension of му́за (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	му́за múza	му́зы múzy
genitive	му́зы múzy	му́зъ múz
dative	му́зѣ múzě	му́замъ múzam
accusative	му́зу múzu	му́зъ múz
instrumental	му́зой, му́зою múzoj, múzoju	му́зами múzami
prepositional	му́зѣ múzě	му́захъ múzax

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǔːza/
• Hyphenation: му‧за

Noun

му́за f (Latin spelling múza)

1. muse

Declension

Declension of муза

	singular	plural
nominative	муза	музе
genitive	музе	муза
dative	музи	музама
accusative	музу	музе
vocative	музо	музе
locative	музи	музама
instrumental	музом	музама

References

• “муза”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuzɐ]

Noun

му́за • (múza) f inan (genitive му́зи, nominative plural му́зи, genitive plural муз)

1. (Greek mythology) Muse
2. (by extension) muse (source of inspiration)
3. (poetry) poetic oeuvre

Declension

Declension of му́за (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	му́за múza	му́зи múzy
genitive	му́зи múzy	муз muz
dative	му́зі múzi	му́зам múzam
accusative	му́зу múzu	му́зи múzy
instrumental	му́зою múzoju	му́зами múzamy
locative	му́зі múzi	му́зах múzax
vocative	му́зо múzo	му́зи múzy

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “муза”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “муза”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “муза”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “муза”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “муза”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “муза”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “муза”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)