[ˈmʊs.ka], [ˈmus.ka]
OriginFrom a Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mu-, *mews- (“fly”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic моуха (muxa), Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “a fly”) (of which μυΐσκη (muḯskē) may be a diminutive form), Old Armenian մուն (mun, “gnat, midge; itch”), German Mücke (“midge”), and English midge, midget.
- declension-1, femininea fly (insect)
“Puer, abige muscas.” — Repel those flies, boy.
- declension-1, femininean inquisitive or prying person
Formsmuscae(genitive) · musca(nominative, singular) · muscae(nominative, plural) · muscae(genitive, singular) · muscārum(genitive, plural) · muscae(dative, singular) · muscīs(dative, plural) · muscam(accusative, singular) · muscās(accusative, plural) · muscā(ablative, singular) · muscīs(ablative, plural) · musca(singular, vocative) · muscae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary