"Medusa" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: /meˈduː.sa/ [Classical-Latin], [mɛˈd̪uːs̠ä] [Classical-Latin], /meˈdu.sa/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [meˈd̪uːs̬ä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa), from μέδω (médō, “rule over”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Μέδουσα}} Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Medūsa<1>}} Medūsa f sg (genitive Medūsae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Medūsa<1>}} Forms: Medūsa [canonical, feminine, singular], Medūsae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Medūsa [nominative, singular], Medūsae [genitive, singular], Medūsae [dative, singular], Medūsam [accusative, singular], Medūsā [ablative, singular], Medūsa [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Medusa (a gorgon) Tags: Greek, declension-1 Categories (topical): Greek deities
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