Norwegian

Proper noun

Fusa

1. A municipality in Hordaland, Norway

English

Noun

fusa

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

Anagrams

• USAF

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: fusas, fusât

Verb

fusa

1. third-person singular past historic of fuser

Irish

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

Italian

Etymology 1

Participle

fusa

1. feminine singular of fuso

Adjective

fusa

1. feminine singular of 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

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

   fare le fusa‎ ― to purr

Etymology 3

From French fusée ‎(“fusil”).

Noun

fusa f ‎(plural fuse)

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

Japanese

Romanization

fusa

1. rōmaji reading of ふさ

Latin

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

fusa f ‎(genitive fusae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

References

• FUSA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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