musagete

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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Mūsagetēs, from Ancient Greek Μουσαγέτης (Mousagétēs), derived from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, Muse) + the root of ἄγω (ágō, I lead, I drive).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu.zaˈd͡ʒɛ.te/, /muˈza.d͡ʒe.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛte, -adʒete
  • Hyphenation: mu‧sa‧gè‧te, mu‧sà‧ge‧te

Adjective

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musagete (plural musageti)

  1. (Greek mythology, sometimes capitalized) Muse-leading, used as an epithet for the gods Apollo and Hercules

Noun

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musagete m (uncountable)

  1. (Greek mythology, sometimes capitalized) the god Apollo

Further reading

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  • musagete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana