Masa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "masa"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Masa pl (plural only)

1. Alternative form of Massa (“Chadic ethnic group”).

Proper noun

Masa

1. Alternative form of Massa (“Chadic language”).

Etymology 2

From Japanese まさ (Masa).

Proper noun

Masa (plural Masas)

1. A female given name from Japanese.

See also

• Massa

Anagrams

• -sama, AAMS, AAMs, AMSA, Maas, Sama, aams, amas, maas

Atayal

Proper noun

Masa

1. a male given name

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Masa”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Ewe

Proper noun

Masa

1. June (month)

   Coordinate term: (Western term) Yuni

See also

Gregorian calendar months: ɣletiwoedit

• Dzove, Yanuar
• Dzodze, Februar
• Tedoxe, Mars
• Afɔfiɛ, April
• Damɛ, Mai
• Masa, Yuni
• Siamlɔm, Yuli
• Dasiamime, August
• Anyɔnyɔ, September
• Kele, Ɔktober
• Adeɛmekpɔxe, Nɔvember
• Dzome, Dezember

Faroese

Proper noun

Masa f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Masa's son: Masuson
• Masa's daughter: Masudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Masa
accusative	Masu
dative	Masu
genitive	Masu

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Matti, probably via Swedish forms like Mats and older Mase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ma‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): Ma‧sa

Proper noun

Masa

1. a diminutive of the male given name Matti

Declension

Inflection of Masa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Masa	Masat
genitive		Masan	Masojen
partitive		Masaa	Masoja
illative		Masaan	Masoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Masa	Masat
accusative	nom.	Masa	Masat
	gen.	Masan
genitive		Masan	Masojen Masain rare
partitive		Masaa	Masoja
inessive		Masassa	Masoissa
elative		Masasta	Masoista
illative		Masaan	Masoihin
adessive		Masalla	Masoilla
ablative		Masalta	Masoilta
allative		Masalle	Masoille
essive		Masana	Masoina
translative		Masaksi	Masoiksi
abessive		Masatta	Masoitta
instructive		—	Masoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Masani Masani accusative nom. Masani Masani gen. Masani genitive Masani Masojeni Masaini rare partitive Masaani Masojani inessive Masassani Masoissani elative Masastani Masoistani illative Masaani Masoihini adessive Masallani Masoillani ablative Masaltani Masoiltani allative Masalleni Masoilleni essive Masanani Masoinani translative Masakseni Masoikseni abessive Masattani Masoittani instructive — — comitative — Masoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Masasi Masasi accusative nom. Masasi Masasi gen. Masasi genitive Masasi Masojesi Masaisi rare partitive Masaasi Masojasi inessive Masassasi Masoissasi elative Masastasi Masoistasi illative Masaasi Masoihisi adessive Masallasi Masoillasi ablative Masaltasi Masoiltasi allative Masallesi Masoillesi essive Masanasi Masoinasi translative Masaksesi Masoiksesi abessive Masattasi Masoittasi instructive — — comitative — Masoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Masamme Masamme accusative nom. Masamme Masamme gen. Masamme genitive Masamme Masojemme Masaimme rare partitive Masaamme Masojamme inessive Masassamme Masoissamme elative Masastamme Masoistamme illative Masaamme Masoihimme adessive Masallamme Masoillamme ablative Masaltamme Masoiltamme allative Masallemme Masoillemme essive Masanamme Masoinamme translative Masaksemme Masoiksemme abessive Masattamme Masoittamme instructive — — comitative — Masoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Masanne Masanne accusative nom. Masanne Masanne gen. Masanne genitive Masanne Masojenne Masainne rare partitive Masaanne Masojanne inessive Masassanne Masoissanne elative Masastanne Masoistanne illative Masaanne Masoihinne adessive Masallanne Masoillanne ablative Masaltanne Masoiltanne allative Masallenne Masoillenne essive Masananne Masoinanne translative Masaksenne Masoiksenne abessive Masattanne Masoittanne instructive — — comitative — Masoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Masansa Masansa accusative nom. Masansa Masansa gen. Masansa genitive Masansa Masojensa Masainsa rare partitive Masaansa Masojaan Masojansa inessive Masassaan Masassansa Masoissaan Masoissansa elative Masastaan Masastansa Masoistaan Masoistansa illative Masaansa Masoihinsa adessive Masallaan Masallansa Masoillaan Masoillansa ablative Masaltaan Masaltansa Masoiltaan Masoiltansa allative Masalleen Masallensa Masoilleen Masoillensa essive Masanaan Masanansa Masoinaan Masoinansa translative Masakseen Masaksensa Masoikseen Masoiksensa abessive Masattaan Masattansa Masoittaan Masoittansa instructive — — comitative — Masoineen Masoinensa

Derived terms

• Masala

Statistics

• The given name Masa belongs to 67 male individuals (and as a middle name to 19 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Maas, sama

Japanese

Romanization

Masa

1. Rōmaji transcription of まさ