musc
See also: mușc
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French musc, borrowed from Late Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian *mušk, from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka).
Noun
[edit]musc m (plural muscs)
Further reading
[edit]- “musc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English musk, from Middle English muske, from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /mušk/), from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”).
Noun
[edit]musc m (genitive singular muisc)
- musk (greasy secretion with powerful odour)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “musc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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