маса

See also: мяса, maca, and Appendix:Variations of "masa"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmasɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -asɐ
• Homophone: Маса (Masa)
• Syllabification^(key): ма‧са

Etymology 1

кухненска маса

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Italic *mētis

Latin metior

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin mēnsusnom.

Latin mēnsader.

Romanian masăbor.

Bulgarian маса

Borrowed from Romanian masă.

Noun

ма́са • (mása) f (diminutive ма́сичка)

1. (furniture) table

   ма́са за два́ма ― mása za dváma ― table for two

   ма́са за хра́нене ― mása za hránene ― dining table

   сла́гам ма́сата ― slágam másata ― set the table

   вди́гам ма́сата ― vdígam másata ― clear the table

   ся́дам на ма́сата ― sjádam na másata ― sit at the table

   ку́хненска ма́са ― kúhnenska mása ― kitchen table

   дъ́рвена ма́са ― dắrvena mása ― wooden table

Declension

Declension of ма́са

	singular	plural
indefinite	ма́са mása	ма́си mási
definite	ма́сата másata	ма́сите másite

Declension of ма́са (pre-1945 spelling)

Form	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	ма́са masa	ма́си masi
Definite	ма́сата masata	ма́ситѣ masitě

Derived terms

nouns

• те́нис на ма́са m (ténis na mása)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: ماسه, ماصه (masa)
  • Turkish: masa
  • → Armenian: մասա (masa)
  • → Laz: მასა (masa)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “маса¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 676
• Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1908), “ма́са”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 204
• “маса¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• I. Gaberoff and authors (2002), “ма́са¹”, in Rečnik na čuždite dumi v bǎlgarskija ezik s priloženija [Речник на чуждите думи в българския език с приложения] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Gaberoff Publ. House, page 460

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ǵyéti

Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.

Ancient Greek -ια (-ia)

Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza)bor.

Latin massalbor.

Bulgarian маса

Learned borrowing from Latin massa.

Noun

ма́са • (mása) f (relational adjective ма́сов)

1. mass, aggregation

   Synonym: вещество́ (veštestvó)

2. a mass of, masses of, a lot of, lots of, heaps of

   Synonym: мно́жество (mnóžestvo)

3. (in the plural) the masses, the multitude, the millions

   наро́дните ма́си ― naródnite mási ― people at large, broad masses of people

4. (physics) mass

Declension

Declension of ма́са

	singular	plural
indefinite	ма́са mása	ма́си mási
definite	ма́сата másata	ма́сите másite

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “маса²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 677
• “маса²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• I. Gaberoff and authors (2002), “ма́са²”, in Rečnik na čuždite dumi v bǎlgarskija ezik s priloženija [Речник на чуждите думи в българския език с приложения] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Gaberoff Publ. House, page 460

Further reading

• “маса”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “маса”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
• “маса”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “маса”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• асма (asma), сама (sama)

Chechen

Etymology

Akin to Ingush масса (massa).

Pronoun

маса • (masa)

1. how many

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	ماسا
Cyrillic	маса
Latin	masa

Etymology

From Persian پشه (paše, “mosquito”).

Noun

маса • (masa)

1. mosquito

Declension

Declension of маса

	singular	plural
nominative	маса (masa)	масалар (masalar)
genitive	масаның (masanıŋ)	масалардың (masalardıŋ)
dative	масаға (masağa)	масаларға (masalarğa)
accusative	масаны (masanı)	масаларды (masalardı)
locative	масада (masada)	масаларда (masalarda)
ablative	масадан (masadan)	масалардан (masalardan)
instrumental	масамен (masamen)	масалармен (masalarmen)
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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmasa]
• Rhymes: -asa

Etymology 1

From Turkish masa via Ottoman Turkish [Term?], cf. Romanian masă.

Noun

маса • (masa) f (diminutive масиче or масичка)

1. table

Declension

Declension of маса

	singular	plural
indefinite	маса (masa)	маси (masi)
definite unspecified	масата (masata)	масите (masite)
definite proximal	масава (masava)	масиве (masive)
definite distal	масана (masana)	масине (masine)
vocative	масо (maso)	маси (masi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin massa.

Noun

маса • (masa) f (relational adjective масен)

1. mass

Declension

Declension of маса

	singular	plural
indefinite	маса (masa)	маси (masi)
definite unspecified	масата (masata)	масите (masite)
definite proximal	масава (masava)	масиве (masive)
definite distal	масана (masana)	масине (masine)
vocative	масо (maso)	маси (masi)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ма̀са f (Latin spelling màsa)

1. mass

Declension

Declension of маса

	singular	plural
nominative	маса	масе
genitive	масе	маса
dative	маси	масама
accusative	масу	масе
vocative	масо	масе
locative	маси	масама
instrumental	масом	масама

Ukrainian

Etymology

Derived via Western European languages from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μάζα (máza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmasɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ма́са • (mása) f inan (genitive ма́си, nominative plural ма́си, genitive plural мас)

1. mass (bulk; magnitude; body; size)
2. (physics) mass
3. mass (a quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity)
4. (only in the singular, colloquial) mass, load (large amount)

   Synonym: бе́зліч f (bézlič)

5. mass (a large body of individuals, especially persons)
   1. (in the plural) masses

Declension

Declension of ма́са
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ма́са mása	ма́си másy
genitive	ма́си másy	мас mas
dative	ма́сі mási	ма́сам másam
accusative	ма́су másu	ма́си másy
instrumental	ма́сою másoju	ма́сами másamy
locative	ма́сі mási	ма́сах másax
vocative	ма́со máso	ма́си másy

Derived terms

• ма́совий (másovyj)

Multiword terms

• а́томна ма́са f (átomna mása, “atomic mass”)
• деревна́ ма́са f (derevná mása, “wood pulp”)
• крити́чна ма́са f (krytýčna mása, “critical mass”)
• молекуля́рна ма́са f (molekuljárna mása, “molecular mass”)

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “маса”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “маса”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “маса”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “маса”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “маса”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “маса”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “маса”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]