Mosella

See also: Mosel·la

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Mosella.

Proper noun

Mosella f

1. Moselle

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Mos. (abbreviation)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Mosella m, f (genitive Mosellae); first declension

1. the River Moselle

Declension

First declension, with locative.

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)