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Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mūsica , from Ancient Greek μουσική ( mousikḗ , “ of a Muse ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
música f (uncountable )
music ( sound, organized in time in a melodious way )
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mūsica , from Ancient Greek μουσική ( mousikḗ , “ of a Muse ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
música f (plural músiques )
music
female equivalent of músic
Derived terms
Adjective
música
feminine singular of músic
Further reading
Galician
Galician medieval parchment with musical and lyrical compositions by Martin Codax
Etymology
Attested since circa 1300. Learned borrowing from Latin mūsica , from Ancient Greek μουσική ( mousikḗ , “ of a Muse ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
música f (plural músicas )
music
c. 1300 , R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV , Oviedo: Archivum, page 16 :Jubal [...] achou primeyramẽte a arte de musica que he arte de cantar et de fazer sones. Jubal was the first to find the art of music , which is the art of singing and making sounds
female equivalent of músico ( “ musician ” )
Adjective
música f sg
feminine singular of músico
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “musica ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “musica ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “música ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “música ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “música ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mūsica , borrowed from Ancient Greek μουσική ( mousikḗ , “ of a Muse ” ) , derived from Μοῦσα ( Moûsa , “ Muse ” ) . By surface analysis , musa + -ica .
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -uzikɐ
Hyphenation: mú‧si‧ca
Noun
música f (plural músicas )
music ( melodic and rhythmic sounds made as art )
Synonym: ( informal ) som
Que tipo de música você gosta mais? What kind of music do you like the most?
song ( any musical composition )
Synonym: canção
Esta música me lembra de minha infância This song reminds me of my childhood.
female equivalent of músico ( “ female musician ” )
music ; musicology ( the study of music )
Synonym: musicologia
( figurative ) music ( any pleasing arrangement of sounds )
Antonyms: ruído , barulho , cacofonia
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:música .
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
música
feminine singular of músico
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mūsica , from Ancient Greek μουσική (τέχνη ) ( mousikḗ (tékhnē) , “ (art) of the Muses ” ) . Compare the doublet murga , which probably resulted from a semi-popular form of the word.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmusika/
Rhymes: -usika
Syllabification: mú‧si‧ca
Noun
música f (plural músicas )
music
female equivalent of músico , (female) musician
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
música f
feminine singular of músico
Further reading