masse

== English == === Noun === masse (plural masses) Obsolete form of mass. == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed via German Masse from Latin massa (“lump, bulk”), which is itself a loan from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley bread”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /masə/, [ˈmasə] === Noun === masse c (singular definite massen, plural indefinite masser) mass, pulp (a shapeless, thick substance) (in the definite singular or plural) multitude, crowd, mob (an anonymous group of people) Synonyms: folkemasse, hob (determiner, in the indefinite singular or plural) many, loads, a lot, lots (in the singular with the other noun as an apposition, in the plural with the preposition af) (physics) mass (quantity of matter in a body) ==== Declension ==== === References === “masse” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mas/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”). ==== Noun ==== masse f (plural masses) a paste, a dough large amount or quantity of something; mass something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts a sum or combination of things treated as a whole a majority, especially of people an archaic unit of count (finance, law) a sum of allotted money (physics) mass (electronics) earth, ground (of e.g. a plug) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Haitian Creole: mas → Romanian: masă === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== masse inflection of masser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Old French mace, from Vulgar Latin *mattia, *mattea (compare Occitan massa, Catalan maça, Italian mazza, Spanish maza, Portuguese maça), probably derived from Latin mateola (“hoe”). ==== Noun ==== masse f (plural masses) mace (weapon) a sledgehammer thick end of a billiards cue, mace ===== Related terms ===== massue === Further reading === “masse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === semas == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin magis. === Adverb === masse Too much == Italian == === Noun === masse f pl plural of massa === Anagrams === Messa, messa == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Anglo-Norman masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza). ==== Alternative forms ==== massa, mace, mas ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmas(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== masse (plural massez) A lump, blob, or mass. A collection or mass of small objects that are fused together. (anatomy) blood (believed in medieval times to be a mixture of the four humours) ===== Related terms ===== massy massif ===== Descendants ===== English: mass→? Tamil: மாஸ் (mās) Scots: mass Yola: messe ===== References ===== “masse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== masse alternative form of messe (“mass, religious service”) ===== Derived terms ===== Childermasse === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== masse alternative form of massy (“massy”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== masse alternative form of mace (“mace”) === Etymology 5 === ==== Noun ==== masse alternative form of mase (“a bewildering thought or thing”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin massa. === Noun === masse m (definite singular massen, indefinite plural masser, definite plural massene) a mass ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “masse” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin massa. === Noun === masse m (definite singular massen, indefinite plural massar, definite plural massane) a mass ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “masse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Irish == === Noun === masse n alternative spelling of maisse === Mutation === == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === masse m (plural masses) (Mozambique) a drink made from sour milk (Mozambique) curdled milk === References === “masse”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026