moussaka

English

Alternative forms

• mousaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μουσακάς (mousakás), from Turkish musakka, from Arabic مُسَقَّعَة (musaqqaʕa) or originally from Arabic مُصَقَّعَة (muṣaqqaʕa), from the trilateral root ص ق ع (ṣ-q-ʕ): “to hit, to pound, to smash”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːˈsɑːkə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːkə

Noun

moussaka (countable and uncountable, plural moussakas)

1. A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven.

Translations

baked dish

• Arabic: مُسَقَّعَة (musaqqaʕa), مُصَقَّعَة (muṣaqqaʕa)

  Hijazi Arabic: مُسَقَّعَة f (musaggaʕa), مُصَقَّعَة f (muṣaggaʕa)

• Armenian: մուսակա (hy) (musaka)
• Bulgarian: мусака f (musaka)
• Dutch: moussaka (nl) m
• Finnish: musaka
• Greek: μουσακάς (el) m (mousakás)
• Hebrew: מוסקה (he) f
• Japanese: ムサカ (musaka)
• Macedonian: мусака f (musaka)
• Polish: musaka (pl) f
• Portuguese: moussaka f, mussaca f
• Romanian: musaca (ro)
• Russian: муса́ка (ru) f (musáka)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: муса̀ка f

  Roman: musàka (sh) f

• Turkish: musakka (tr)

Further reading

• moussaka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• mousakas

Finnish

Alternative forms

• musaka

Etymology

Greek μουσακάς (mousakás)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmusɑkɑ/, [ˈmus̠ɑ̝kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -usɑkɑ

Noun

moussaka

1. moussaka

Declension

Inflection of moussaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		moussaka	moussakat
genitive		moussakan	moussakojen
partitive		moussakaa	moussakoja
illative		moussakaan	moussakoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		moussaka	moussakat
accusative	nom.	moussaka	moussakat
	gen.	moussakan
genitive		moussakan	moussakojen moussakain rare
partitive		moussakaa	moussakoja
inessive		moussakassa	moussakoissa
elative		moussakasta	moussakoista
illative		moussakaan	moussakoihin
adessive		moussakalla	moussakoilla
ablative		moussakalta	moussakoilta
allative		moussakalle	moussakoille
essive		moussakana	moussakoina
translative		moussakaksi	moussakoiksi
abessive		moussakatta	moussakoitta
instructive		—	moussakoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of moussaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moussakani moussakani accusative nom. moussakani moussakani gen. moussakani genitive moussakani moussakojeni moussakaini rare partitive moussakaani moussakojani inessive moussakassani moussakoissani elative moussakastani moussakoistani illative moussakaani moussakoihini adessive moussakallani moussakoillani ablative moussakaltani moussakoiltani allative moussakalleni moussakoilleni essive moussakanani moussakoinani translative moussakakseni moussakoikseni abessive moussakattani moussakoittani instructive — — comitative — moussakoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moussakasi moussakasi accusative nom. moussakasi moussakasi gen. moussakasi genitive moussakasi moussakojesi moussakaisi rare partitive moussakaasi moussakojasi inessive moussakassasi moussakoissasi elative moussakastasi moussakoistasi illative moussakaasi moussakoihisi adessive moussakallasi moussakoillasi ablative moussakaltasi moussakoiltasi allative moussakallesi moussakoillesi essive moussakanasi moussakoinasi translative moussakaksesi moussakoiksesi abessive moussakattasi moussakoittasi instructive — — comitative — moussakoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moussakamme moussakamme accusative nom. moussakamme moussakamme gen. moussakamme genitive moussakamme moussakojemme moussakaimme rare partitive moussakaamme moussakojamme inessive moussakassamme moussakoissamme elative moussakastamme moussakoistamme illative moussakaamme moussakoihimme adessive moussakallamme moussakoillamme ablative moussakaltamme moussakoiltamme allative moussakallemme moussakoillemme essive moussakanamme moussakoinamme translative moussakaksemme moussakoiksemme abessive moussakattamme moussakoittamme instructive — — comitative — moussakoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moussakanne moussakanne accusative nom. moussakanne moussakanne gen. moussakanne genitive moussakanne moussakojenne moussakainne rare partitive moussakaanne moussakojanne inessive moussakassanne moussakoissanne elative moussakastanne moussakoistanne illative moussakaanne moussakoihinne adessive moussakallanne moussakoillanne ablative moussakaltanne moussakoiltanne allative moussakallenne moussakoillenne essive moussakananne moussakoinanne translative moussakaksenne moussakoiksenne abessive moussakattanne moussakoittanne instructive — — comitative — moussakoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moussakansa moussakansa accusative nom. moussakansa moussakansa gen. moussakansa genitive moussakansa moussakojensa moussakainsa rare partitive moussakaansa moussakojaan moussakojansa inessive moussakassaan moussakassansa moussakoissaan moussakoissansa elative moussakastaan moussakastansa moussakoistaan moussakoistansa illative moussakaansa moussakoihinsa adessive moussakallaan moussakallansa moussakoillaan moussakoillansa ablative moussakaltaan moussakaltansa moussakoiltaan moussakoiltansa allative moussakalleen moussakallensa moussakoilleen moussakoillensa essive moussakanaan moussakanansa moussakoinaan moussakoinansa translative moussakakseen moussakaksensa moussakoikseen moussakoiksensa abessive moussakattaan moussakattansa moussakoittaan moussakoittansa instructive — — comitative — moussakoineen moussakoinensa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mussaca

Noun

moussaka f (plural moussakas)

1. moussaka (baked dish of the Balkans and Turkey)