massa

See also: Massa, mässa, and mássá

English

Alternative forms

• massah

Noun

massa (plural massas)

1. (US, historical, colloquial) Eye dialect spelling of master, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Usage notes

Associated with slavery.

Anagrams

• Assam, Samas, amass, msasa

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈma.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Homophone: maça

Adjective

massa m or f (masculine and feminine plural masses)

1. too much, too many

Adverb

massa

1. too (to an excessive degree)
2. excessively, too much

Noun

massa f (plural masses)

1. mass (clarification of this definition is needed)
2. dough

Derived terms

• biomassa

Related terms

• massiu

Further reading

• “massa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin massa (“mass”).

Noun

massa

1. mass

Declension

Declension of massa

nominative	massa
genitive	massanıñ
dative	massağa
accusative	massanı
locative	massada
ablative	massadan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch masse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.saː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: mas‧sa

Noun

massa f or m (plural massa's, diminutive massaatje n)

1. mass, large amount
2. (physics) mass
3. multitude, mass, throng

   Was er veel volk? — Massa's!

   Were there a lot of people? — Masses!

Derived terms

• aardmassa
• cacaomassa
• massaal
• massacommunicatie
• massaconsumptie
• massademocratie
• massagraf
• massahuwelijk
• massahysterie
• massamedium
• massamiddelpunt
• massamoord
• massamoordenaar
• massaproductie
• massapsychose
• massaslachting
• massaspectrometer
• massaspectrometrie
• massasprint
• massatoerisme
• massavernietigingswapen
• massawerking
• massief
• mensenmassa
• watermassa

Descendants

• → Indonesian: massa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish massa, from Late Latin massa.

Noun

massa

1. mass
2. bulk
3. paste (soft mixture)

   mantelimassa ― almond paste

Declension

Inflection of massa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		massa	massat
genitive		massan	massojen
partitive		massaa	massoja
illative		massaan	massoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		massa	massat
accusative	nom.	massa	massat
	gen.	massan
genitive		massan	massojen massainrare
partitive		massaa	massoja
inessive		massassa	massoissa
elative		massasta	massoista
illative		massaan	massoihin
adessive		massalla	massoilla
ablative		massalta	massoilta
allative		massalle	massoille
essive		massana	massoina
translative		massaksi	massoiksi
abessive		massatta	massoitta
instructive		—	massoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative massani massani accusative nom. massani massani gen. massani genitive massani massojeni massainirare partitive massaani massojani inessive massassani massoissani elative massastani massoistani illative massaani massoihini adessive massallani massoillani ablative massaltani massoiltani allative massalleni massoilleni essive massanani massoinani translative massakseni massoikseni abessive massattani massoittani instructive — — comitative — massoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative massasi massasi accusative nom. massasi massasi gen. massasi genitive massasi massojesi massaisirare partitive massaasi massojasi inessive massassasi massoissasi elative massastasi massoistasi illative massaasi massoihisi adessive massallasi massoillasi ablative massaltasi massoiltasi allative massallesi massoillesi essive massanasi massoinasi translative massaksesi massoiksesi abessive massattasi massoittasi instructive — — comitative — massoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative massamme massamme accusative nom. massamme massamme gen. massamme genitive massamme massojemme massaimmerare partitive massaamme massojamme inessive massassamme massoissamme elative massastamme massoistamme illative massaamme massoihimme adessive massallamme massoillamme ablative massaltamme massoiltamme allative massallemme massoillemme essive massanamme massoinamme translative massaksemme massoiksemme abessive massattamme massoittamme instructive — — comitative — massoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative massanne massanne accusative nom. massanne massanne gen. massanne genitive massanne massojenne massainnerare partitive massaanne massojanne inessive massassanne massoissanne elative massastanne massoistanne illative massaanne massoihinne adessive massallanne massoillanne ablative massaltanne massoiltanne allative massallenne massoillenne essive massananne massoinanne translative massaksenne massoiksenne abessive massattanne massoittanne instructive — — comitative — massoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative massansa massansa accusative nom. massansa massansa gen. massansa genitive massansa massojensa massainsarare partitive massaansa massojaan massojansa inessive massassaan massassansa massoissaan massoissansa elative massastaan massastansa massoistaan massoistansa illative massaansa massoihinsa adessive massallaan massallansa massoillaan massoillansa ablative massaltaan massaltansa massoiltaan massoiltansa allative massalleen massallensa massoilleen massoillensa essive massanaan massanansa massoinaan massoinansa translative massakseen massaksensa massoikseen massoiksensa abessive massattaan massattansa massoittaan massoittansa instructive — — comitative — massoineen massoinensa

Anagrams

• Assam

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French

Verb

massa

1. third-person singular past historic of masser

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Interlingua

Noun

massa (plural massas)

1. mass, multitude or cluster

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin massa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

Noun

massa f (plural masse)

1. mass (all senses)
2. crowd

Related terms

• ammassare
• di massa
• massiccio
• massificare
• massivo
• mass media
• masso

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːs.sa/, [ˈmäːs̠ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.sa/, [ˈmäsːä]

Noun

māssa f (genitive māssae); first declension

1. mass, bulk (of material)
2. load, burden
3. dough
4. lump

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	māssa	māssae
Genitive	māssae	māssārum
Dative	māssae	māssīs
Accusative	māssam	māssās
Ablative	māssā	māssīs
Vocative	māssa	māssae

Descendants

• Catalan: massa
• Dutch: massa
• English: mass
• French: masse
• Galician: masa
• German: Masse

• Irish: mais
• Italian: massa
• Portuguese: massa
• Romanian: masă
• Spanish: masa

References

• “massa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “massa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• massa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “massa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “massa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese massa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin massa (“mass; dough”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”), from μάσσω (mássō, “I handle; I knead”), probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.sa/, /ˈma.sɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈma.sɐ/
• Homophone: maça

Noun

massa f (plural s)

1. (cooking) dough (mix of flour and other ingredients)
2. (cooking) pasta
3. a concentration of substance or tightly packed objects
4. (construction) mortar (mixture for bonding bricks)
5. multitude (a great mass of people)
6. (uncountable, physics) mass (quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume)
7. (Brazil, slang, uncountable) money

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:massa.

Synonyms

• (dough): pasta
• (concentration): aglomerado, concentração
• (mortar): argamassa, cafelo, rebouco
• (multitude): multidão, povo
• (mass): peso (colloquial)
• (money): dinheiro, grana, verba

Derived terms

• em massa
• massa atómica
• massa bruta
• massa cinzenta

• massa corrida
• massa do sangue
• massa folhada
• massas

Related terms

• amassado
• amassar
• massas

Adjective

1. (Brazil, informal) cool (in fashion, part of or fitting the in-crowd)
2. (Brazil, informal) great; amazing; awesome

   Aprender línguas é muito massa! ― Learning languages is awesome!

Synonyms

• (amazing): espetacular
• (cool): fixe (Portugal), legal (Brazil)

Further reading

• massa on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masːa/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

massa c

1. a mass (of people; the masses), a large crowd
2. a lot (of), many

   en massa saker

   a lot of things

   massor av saker

   lots of things

3. a mass (a substance)
4. (physics) mass (as measured in kilograms)

Declension

Declension of massa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	massa	massan	massor	massorna
Genitive	massas	massans	massors	massornas

Related terms

• folkmassa
• mandelmassa
• masscentrum
• massdemonstration
• massförstörelse
• massiv
• massmarknad
• massmedium
• massmord
• massrörelse
• nötmassa
• ostmassa
• pappersmassa
• tätningsmassa