massa

== English == === Alternative forms === Massa === Noun === massa (plural massas) (chiefly African-American Vernacular or Caribbean) Pronunciation spelling of master. 1834 September 27, Anonymous, "West Indies: Spanish Town, Aug. 2, 1834", Niles' Weekly Register, Vol. XLVII (Vol. XI, 4th Ser.), p. 58: At another dinner, the president, on the removal of the cloth, rose and said... We will conduct weself in sich a manner, dat massa will neber be sorry for what him do dis night. ==== Usage notes ==== Primarily concerned with historical chattel slavery or modern parallels. === Anagrams === masas, samsa, AsAms, Saams, amass, Samas, Assam, Šamaš, msasa == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch massa, from Middle Dutch masse, from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈma.sa/ Hyphenation: mas‧sa === Noun === massa (plural massas) (physics) mass mass, large amount multitude, mass, throng, crowd == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈma.sə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈma.sa] Rhymes: -asa Homophone: maça === Adjective === massa (invariable) too much, too many === Adverb === massa too (to an excessive degree) excessively, too much Synonym: (obsolete) trop === Noun === massa f (plural masses) mass (quantity of matter) massa crítica ― critical mass dough Synonym: pasta ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “massa”, 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 == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Latin massa (“mass”). === Noun === massa mass ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN == Dutch == === Alternative forms === masse (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch masse, from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza). The Latin spelling was adopted in the seventeenth century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.saː/ Hyphenation: mas‧sa Rhymes: -ɑsaː === Noun === massa f (plural massa's, diminutive massaatje n) (physics) mass mass, large amount multitude, mass, throng, crowd ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: massa → Indonesian: massa→ Malay: massa === References === == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish massa, from Late Latin massa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑsːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑsːɑ Syllabification(key): mas‧sa Hyphenation(key): mas‧sa === Noun === massa mass (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body) mass, bulk (large quantity; bulk; magnitude; body; size) mass (large body of individuals, especially persons; in the plural, the lower classes of persons) (physics) mass (quantity of matter which a body contains) paste (soft mixture) mantelimassa ― almond paste (papermaking) pulp (soft, moist mass used to make paper) mekaaninen massa (includes both hioke and hierre) ― mechanical pulp (pharmacy) mass (medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “massa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Assam == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === massa third-person singular past historic of masser == Icelandic == === Noun === massa inflection of massi: indefinite accusative indefinite dative singular indefinite genitive == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch massa from Middle Dutch masse, from Old French attested from the 11th century, via late Latin massa (“lump, dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”). The Greek noun is derived from the verb μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *maǵ- (“to oil, knead”). Standard spelling retain double s to avoid confusion with word masa (time). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈma(s).sa] Hyphenation: mas‧sa Homophone: masa Rhymes: -sa, -a === Noun === massa (plural massa-massa) mass: (physical) matter, material: 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, usually of considerable size (physics) the quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is measured in kilograms in the SI system of measurement Synonym: (colloquial) berat (surgery) tumor: a palpable or visible abnormal globular structure a large body of individuals, especially persons ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Malay: massa === Further reading === “massa”, 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 == Interlingua == === Noun === massa (plural massas) mass, multitude or cluster == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmas.sa/ Rhymes: -assa Hyphenation: màs‧sa === Noun === massa f (plural masse) mass (all senses) crowd ==== Related terms ==== == Latin == === Etymology === An early borrowing from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”), possibly via Etruscan. It is uncertain whether the long /aː/ was carried over. Early Latin regularly rendered the Greek sound represented by ⟨ζ⟩ as /ss/; compare patrissō. In Imperial times, when Greek borrowings were entering Latin with ⟨z⟩, the old massa remained, never replaced by *māza. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmas.sa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmas.sa] === Noun === massa f (genitive massae); first declension mass, bulk (of material) Synonyms: moles, cŭmŭlus, acervus load, burden Synonym: onus dough lump ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== massicus ==== Descendants ==== === 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, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Indonesian massa, from Dutch massa from Middle Dutch masse, from Old French attested from the 11th century, via late Latin massa (“lump, dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”). The Greek noun is derived from the verb μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *maǵ- (“to oil, knead”). The standard spelling retains the double S to avoid confusion with masa (time). === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈmasa/ [ˈma.sa] Rhymes: -asa, -sa, -a Hyphenation: ma‧sa === Noun === massa (Jawi spelling مسسا, uncountable) Mass: A large quantity; a sum. A large body of individuals, especially persons. pergerakan massa ― mass movement (physics) 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, usually of considerable size. Synonym: jisim (physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram. Synonyms: jisim, berat (informal) ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === "massa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese massa, from Latin massa (“mass; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”), from μάσσω (mássō, “to handle; to knead”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-. === Pronunciation === (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈma.s̺ɐ] Rhymes: -asɐ Homophone: maça Hyphenation: mas‧sa === Noun === massa f (plural massas) (cooking) dough (a thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients) massa de pão ― bread dough (cooking) batter (a beaten mixture of flour and liquid) massa de bolo ― cake batter (cooking) pasta a concentration of substance or tightly packed objects (construction) mortar (mixture for bonding bricks) Synonym: argamassa multitude (a great mass of people) (uncountable, physics) mass (quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume) (slang, uncountable) money Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinheiro ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:massa. ==== Synonyms ==== (dough): pasta (pasta, some types, dried): macarrão (concentration): aglomerado, concentração (mortar): argamassa, cafelo, rebouco (multitude): multidão, povo (mass): peso (colloquial) (money): dinheiro, grana, verba ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== amassado amassar massas === Adjective === massa m or f (plural massas) (Brazil, informal) cool (in fashion, part of or fitting the in-crowd) Synonyms: fixe (Portugal), legal (Brazil) (Brazil, informal) great; amazing; awesome Synonym: espetacular Aprender línguas é muito massa! ― Learning languages is awesome! === Further reading === massa on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt “massa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “massa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /masːa/ === Noun === massa c a mass (substance) (physics) mass (as measured in kilograms) a mass (of people), a large crowd ordinary people, the masses, etc. a lot (of), many an intermediate good during paper or cardboard manufacture, like pulp Synonyms: (pulp) pappersmassa, (wood pulp) trämassa ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== massiv ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: massa ==== See also ==== vikt tyngd === References === “massa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “massa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “massa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)