mas

See also Appendix:Variations of "mas"

Translingual

Etymology

m- +‎ as

Symbol

mas

1. (metrology) milliarcsecond

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English

Etymology 1

From dialectal French mas, Occitan mas.

Noun

mas (plural mas)

1. A country cottage or farmstead in southern France.
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 520:

     When she was pregnant with her second child they ran away to France and played at being artists in a secluded mas near Avignon – two months of bliss.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

mas (but usually in singular)

1. Plural form of ma

Acronym

mas (usually used in plural)

1. Plural form of ma (astronomy) milli-seconds of arc

Anagrams

• AMS MSA, sam, Sam, Sam., SAM

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *matja, from *mh₁t-jo-, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (compare Old English mǣd, Latin mētior).

Verb

mas (first-person singular past tense mata, participle matur)

1. To measure.

Inflection

conjugation of mas

participle (pjesorja)			matur
gerund — present (përcjellorja — koha e tashme)			duke matur
gerund — past (përcjellorja — koha e kryer)			duke pasë matur
infinitive (paskajorja)			për të matur
		singular (numri njëjës)			plural (numri shumës)
		1st person (veta e parë)	2nd person (veta e dytë)	3rd person (veta e tretë)	1st person (veta e parë)	2nd person (veta e dytë)	3rd person (veta e tretë)
indicative (mënyra dëftore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	mas	mas	mas	masim	masni	masin
	imperfect (koha e pakryer)	masja	masje	maste	masnim	masnit	masnin
	simple past (koha e kryer e thjeshtë)	mata	mate	mati	matëm	matët	matën
	perfect (koha e kryer)	kam matur	ke matur	ka matur	kemi matur	keni matur	kanë matur
	pluperfect (koha e kryer e tejshkuar)	pata matur	pate matur	pati matur	patëm matur	patët matur	patën matur
	future (koha e ardhme)	do të mas	do të masësh	do të masë	do të masim	do të masni	do të masin
	future perfect (koha e ardhme e përparme)	do të kem matur	do të kesh matur	do të ketë matur	do të kemi matur	do të keni matur	do të kenë matur
subjunctive (mënyra lidhore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	të mas	të masësh	të masë	të masim	të masni	të masin
	past (koha e pakryer)	të masja	të masje	të maste	të masnim	të masnit	të masnin
	perfect (koha e kryer)	të kem matur	të kesh matur	të ketë matur	të kemi matur	të keni matur	të kenë matur
	pluperfect (koha e kryer e tejshkuar)	të kisha matur	të kishe matur	të kishte matur	të kishim matur	të kishit matur	të kishin matur
conditional (mënyra kushtore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	do të masja	do të masje	do të maste	do të masnim	do të masnit	do të masnin
	perfect (koha e kryer)	do të kisha matur	do të kishe matur	do të kishte matur	do të kishim matur	do të kishit matur	do të kishin matur
optative (mënyra dëshirore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	massha	massh	mastë	masshim	masshit	masshin
	perfect (koha e kryer)	paça matur	paç matur	pastë matur	paçim matur	paçit matur	paçin matur
admirative (mënyra habitore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	matkam	matke	matka	matkemi	matkeni	matkan
	imperfect (koha e pakryer)	matkësha	matkëshe	matkësh	matkëshim	matkëshit	matkëshin
	perfect (koha e kryer)	paskam matur	paske matur	paska matur	paskemi matur	paskeni matur	paskan matur
	pluperfect (koha e kryer)	paskësha matur	paskëshe matur	paskësh matur	paskëshim matur	paskëshit matur	paskëshin matur
imperative (mënyra urdhërore)		—	ti	—	—	ju	—
			mas			masni

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Asturian

Noun

mas f pl

1. Plural form of ma

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Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin mansum.

Noun

mas m (plural masos)

1. farmhouse, typical country house

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Danish

Noun

mas n (singular definite maset, not used in plural form)

1. bother, trouble

Verb

mas (imperative mas, infinitive, at mase, present tense maser, past tense masede or maste, past participle, har mast)

1. crush
2. squash
3. crunch
4. press
5. squeeze
6. jostle
7. struggle
8. slog

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French

Etymology

From Occitan mas, from Latin mansum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɑ/, /mɑs/

Noun

mas m (plural mas)

1. (Provence) farm, ranch, (country) house (a type of rural farmstead in southern France)

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Haitian Creole

Etymology 1

From French mars (“March”)

Noun

mas

1. March

Etymology 2

From French masse (“mass”)

Noun

mas

1. mass

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /maːs/

  Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

mas n (genitive singular mass, uncountable)

1. chatter, small talk, chit-chat

Declension

declension of mas

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mas	masið
accusative	mas	masið
dative	masi	masinu
genitive	mass	massins

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Indonesian

Chemical element
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Etymology

From Malay mas, shortened form of emas, from Sanskrit.

Alternative forms

• emas

Noun

mas

1. Alternative form of emas.

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Italian

Etymology

From motoscafo armato silurante

Noun

mas m (invariable) (Sometimes: MAS)

1. (nautical) motor torpedo boat

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meryo (“young man”), same source as Sanskrit मर्य (marya, “suitor, young man”), Old Armenian մարի (mari).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /maːs/

Noun

mās (genitive maris); m, third declension

1. a male, man

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mās	marēs
genitive	maris	marium
dative	marī	maribus
accusative	marem	marēs 1
ablative	mare	maribus
vocative	mās	marēs

¹ May also be marīs.

Synonyms

• (man): vir

Antonyms

• (man): mulier

Derived terms

• marītus
• masculīnus
• masculus

Descendants

• Aromanian: mare
• Romanian: mare

Adjective

mās m, f, n, (genitive maris); third declension

1. male, masculine, manly

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	mās	mās		marēs	maria
genitive	maris	maris		marium	marium
dative	marī	marī		maribus	maribus
accusative	marem	mās		marēs	maria
ablative	marī	marī		maribus	maribus
vocative	mās	mās		marēs	maria

Related terms

• marītō
• masculīnus

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Lojban

Rafsi

mas

1. rafsi of malsi.

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Malay

Chemical element
Au	Previous: platinum (Pt)
	Next: perak cergas (Hg)

Etymology

Shortened form of emas, from Sanskrit.

Alternative forms

• emas
• امس
• مس

Pronunciation

• IPA: [mas]
• Rhymes: -mas, -as

Noun

mas (Jawi spelling امس)

1. Alternative form of emas.

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Papiamentu

Adverb

mas

1. most

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mas, from Latin magis (“more”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”). Cognate of mais (“more”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mas
• (Brazil) IPA: /mas/, /maʃ/
• (Brazil, nonstandard) IPA: /majs/, /majʃ/
  • Homophone: mais
• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɐʃ/

Adverb

mas (not comparable)

1. but; nevertheless

Conjunction

mas

1. but
2. (Brazil) though
3. (beginning a sentence) indicates surprise or irony

Synonyms

• (but): contudo, no entanto, porém, se bobear, todavia, entretanto
• (though): apesar de

Derived terms

• mas é
• mas também

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali মাছ.

Noun

mas

1. fish

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Romani

Noun

mas m

1. meat

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin mansum, from mansus.

Noun

mas n (plural masuri)

1. (popular) putting up for the night, spending the night

Declension

declension of mas

	singular		plural
gender n	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un mas	masul	niște masuri	masurile
genitive/dative	unui mas	masului	unor masuri	masurilor

Related terms

• mânea

Verb

mas

1. Past participle of mânea

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Scottish Gaelic

Conjunction

mas

1. if is

Usage notes

• This is a shortened form of ma ("if") is ("am, is, are").

  mas cuimhne leat - if you remember (literally "if memory is with you")

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin magis.

Conjunction

mas

1. but
2. however

Synonyms

• (but): pero
• (however): sin embargo, no obstante

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English must

Verb

mas

1. must
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:3 (translation here):

     Na God i tok olsem, “Lait i mas kamap.” Orait lait i kamap.

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