biomassa

Catalan

Etymology

From bio- +‎ massa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [biˌuˈma.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [biˌoˈma.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [biˌoˈma.sa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -asa

Noun

biomassa f (plural biomasses)

1. biomass (total mass of living things)
2. biomass (vegetation used as fuel)

Further reading

• “biomassa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “biomassa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “biomassa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Dutch

Etymology

From bio- +‎ massa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.oːˌmɑ.saː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bio‧mas‧sa

Noun

biomassa f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. biomass (total mass of living things)
2. biomass (vegetation or other organic matter used as fuel)

Derived terms

• biomassacentrale

Descendants

• → Indonesian: biomassa

Finnish

Etymology

bio- +‎ massa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbioˌmɑsːɑ/, [ˈbio̞ˌmɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): bi‧o‧mas‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): bio‧massa

Noun

biomassa

1. biomass

Declension

Inflection of biomassa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		biomassa	biomassat
genitive		biomassan	biomassojen
partitive		biomassaa	biomassoja
illative		biomassaan	biomassoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		biomassa	biomassat
accusative	nom.	biomassa	biomassat
	gen.	biomassan
genitive		biomassan	biomassojen biomassain rare
partitive		biomassaa	biomassoja
inessive		biomassassa	biomassoissa
elative		biomassasta	biomassoista
illative		biomassaan	biomassoihin
adessive		biomassalla	biomassoilla
ablative		biomassalta	biomassoilta
allative		biomassalle	biomassoille
essive		biomassana	biomassoina
translative		biomassaksi	biomassoiksi
abessive		biomassatta	biomassoitta
instructive		—	biomassoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative biomassani biomassani accusative nom. biomassani biomassani gen. biomassani genitive biomassani biomassojeni biomassaini rare partitive biomassaani biomassojani inessive biomassassani biomassoissani elative biomassastani biomassoistani illative biomassaani biomassoihini adessive biomassallani biomassoillani ablative biomassaltani biomassoiltani allative biomassalleni biomassoilleni essive biomassanani biomassoinani translative biomassakseni biomassoikseni abessive biomassattani biomassoittani instructive — — comitative — biomassoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative biomassasi biomassasi accusative nom. biomassasi biomassasi gen. biomassasi genitive biomassasi biomassojesi biomassaisi rare partitive biomassaasi biomassojasi inessive biomassassasi biomassoissasi elative biomassastasi biomassoistasi illative biomassaasi biomassoihisi adessive biomassallasi biomassoillasi ablative biomassaltasi biomassoiltasi allative biomassallesi biomassoillesi essive biomassanasi biomassoinasi translative biomassaksesi biomassoiksesi abessive biomassattasi biomassoittasi instructive — — comitative — biomassoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative biomassamme biomassamme accusative nom. biomassamme biomassamme gen. biomassamme genitive biomassamme biomassojemme biomassaimme rare partitive biomassaamme biomassojamme inessive biomassassamme biomassoissamme elative biomassastamme biomassoistamme illative biomassaamme biomassoihimme adessive biomassallamme biomassoillamme ablative biomassaltamme biomassoiltamme allative biomassallemme biomassoillemme essive biomassanamme biomassoinamme translative biomassaksemme biomassoiksemme abessive biomassattamme biomassoittamme instructive — — comitative — biomassoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative biomassanne biomassanne accusative nom. biomassanne biomassanne gen. biomassanne genitive biomassanne biomassojenne biomassainne rare partitive biomassaanne biomassojanne inessive biomassassanne biomassoissanne elative biomassastanne biomassoistanne illative biomassaanne biomassoihinne adessive biomassallanne biomassoillanne ablative biomassaltanne biomassoiltanne allative biomassallenne biomassoillenne essive biomassananne biomassoinanne translative biomassaksenne biomassoiksenne abessive biomassattanne biomassoittanne instructive — — comitative — biomassoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative biomassansa biomassansa accusative nom. biomassansa biomassansa gen. biomassansa genitive biomassansa biomassojensa biomassainsa rare partitive biomassaansa biomassojaan biomassojansa inessive biomassassaan biomassassansa biomassoissaan biomassoissansa elative biomassastaan biomassastansa biomassoistaan biomassoistansa illative biomassaansa biomassoihinsa adessive biomassallaan biomassallansa biomassoillaan biomassoillansa ablative biomassaltaan biomassaltansa biomassoiltaan biomassoiltansa allative biomassalleen biomassallensa biomassoilleen biomassoillensa essive biomassanaan biomassanansa biomassoinaan biomassoinansa translative biomassakseen biomassaksensa biomassoikseen biomassoiksensa abessive biomassattaan biomassattansa biomassoittaan biomassoittansa instructive — — comitative — biomassoineen biomassoinensa

Further reading

• “biomassa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Indonesian

Etymology

Prefixed bio- +‎ massa, from Dutch biomassa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bioˈmassa]
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧mas‧sa

Noun

biomassa (plural biomassa-biomassa)

1. biomass

   Synonym: biojisim (Malay)

Further reading

• “biomassa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology

From bio- +‎ massa.

Noun

biomassa f (plural biomasse)

1. biomass

Further reading

• “biomassa”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• bassiamo

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)lbor.

Portuguese bio-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

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 massader.

Old Galician-Portuguese massader.

Portuguese massa

Portuguese biomassa

From bio- + massa.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.oˈma.sɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ɔˈma.sɐ/

• Rhymes: -asɐ
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧mas‧sa

Noun

biomassa f (plural biomassas)

1. biomass (total mass of living things)
2. biomass (vegetation used as fuel)

Further reading

• “biomassa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “biomassa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Swedish

Etymology

bio- (“bio-”) +‎ massa (“mass”)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

biomassa c

1. biomass

Declension

Declension of biomassa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	biomassa	biomassas
	definite	biomassan	biomassans
plural	indefinite	biomassor	biomassors
	definite	biomassorna	biomassornas

References

• “biomassa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “biomassa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)