different between fusa vs fuss

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

• USAF, aufs, sauf

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.za/
• Homophones: fusas, fusât

Verb

fusa

1. third-person singular past historic of fuser

Irish

Alternative forms

• usa

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): /?f??s??/

Adjective

fusa

1. comparative degree of furasta (“easy”)

Mutation

Further reading

• 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.

References

• "fusa" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 usa, ussa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Italian

Etymology 1

From [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu.za/
• Rhymes: -uza
• Hyphenation: fù?sa

Adjective

fusa

1. feminine singular of fuso

Participle

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu.za/, (traditional) /?fu.sa/
• Rhymes: -uza
• Hyphenation: fù?sa

Noun

fusa f pl

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

Etymology 3

From French fusée (“fusil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu.za/
• Rhymes: -uza
• Hyphenation: fù?sa

Noun

fusa f (plural fuse)

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

Further reading

• fusa (music) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Japanese

Romanization

fusa

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Latin

Pronunciation

• (f?sa) (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fu?.sa/, [?fu?s?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fu.sa/, [?fu?s??]
• (f?s?) (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fu?.sa?/, [?fu?s?ä?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fu.sa/, [?fu?s??]

Participle 1

f?sa

1. inflection of f?sus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Participle 2

f?s?

1. ablative feminine singular of f?sus

Noun

f?sa f (genitive f?sae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fuse (verb) (e and split infinitives)

Verb

fusa (present tense fusar, past tense fusa, past participle fusa, passive infinitive fusast, present participle fusande, imperative fus)

1. rush

References

• “fusa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian fusa, from French fusée.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?fu.z?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?fu.za/, /?fu.z?/
• Hyphenation: fu?sa

Noun

fusa f (plural fusas)

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

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

fusa

1. Alternative form of fasa

Mutation

References

• “fusa” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 usa, ussa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

English

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Perhaps from Danish fjas (“nonsense”), from Middle Low German (compare German faseln (“to maunder, talk nonsense”))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Noun

fuss (countable and uncountable, plural fusses)

1. (countable or uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
   • 1882, Thomas Carlyle, Reminiscences
2. A complaint or noise; a scene.

3. An exhibition of affection or admiration.

Translations

Verb

fuss (third-person singular simple present fusses, present participle fussing, simple past and past participle fussed)

1. (intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.

   His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.

2. (intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust

   Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.

3. (intransitive, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
4. (intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.
5. (transitive) To pet.

   He fussed the cat.

Usage notes

• Generally used with with, over, or about.

Translations

Derived terms

• fussbudget
• fussbutton
• fusspot
• fussy
• fuss and bother
• no muss no fuss

References

Anagrams

• USSF

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• fussál

Etymology

fut (“to run”) +? -j (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fu??]
• Hyphenation: fuss
• Rhymes: -u??

Verb

fuss

1. second-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of fut