fusa

See also: Fusa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (fusa).

Noun

fusa pl (plural only)

  1. (sumo) The four knotted tassels hanging from the roof of the dohyo; symbolising the four seasons.

Anagrams


French

Pronunciation

Verb

fusa

  1. third-person singular past historic of fuser

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier usa, from Old Irish assu. Similar to development of fuar and feic, the initial f- of Modern Irish comes from a misinterpretation of usa as fhusa in lenition environments.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfˠʊsˠə/

Adjective

fusa

  1. comparative degree of furasta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fusa fhusa bhfusa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "fusa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “fusa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “fusa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Etymology 1

Participle

fusa

  1. feminine singular of fuso

Adjective

fusa

  1. Feminine singular of adjective fuso.

Etymology 2

Archaic irregular plural of fuso (spindle), used in sense 2 probably for the sound being similar to that of a spinning spindle.

Noun

fusa f pl

  1. (archaic, literary) plural of fuso (spindle)
  2. (plural only) purr (sound made by a cat)
    fare le fusato purr

Etymology 3

From French fusée (fusil).

Noun

fusa f (plural fuse)

  1. (music) quasihemidemisemiquaver, semihemidemisemiquaver (hundred twenty-eighth note)

Further reading


Japanese

Romanization

fusa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ふさ

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

fūsa

  1. nominative feminine singular of fūsus
  2. nominative neuter plural of fūsus
  3. accusative neuter plural of fūsus
  4. vocative feminine singular of fūsus
  5. nominative neuter plural of fūsus

fūsā

  1. ablative feminine singular of fūsus

Noun

fūsa f (genitive fūsae); first declension

  1. (music) quaver (British), eighth note (US)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fūsa fūsae
Genitive fūsae fūsārum
Dative fūsae fūsīs
Accusative fūsam fūsās
Ablative fūsā fūsīs
Vocative fūsa fūsae

References


Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian fusa, from French fusée.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfu.zɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfu.za/, /ˈfu.zɐ/
  • Hyphenation: fu‧sa

Noun

fusa f (plural fusas)

  1. (music) demisemiquaver (thirty-second note)

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

fusa

  1. Alternative form of fasa
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