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Massa
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massa mássa massá mássá mâssa mässa måsså máššá måßa
English
<dab>
Etymology 1
Both borrowed from en it Massa, from en la Māssa, from la massa mass, bulk. Compare en Massey.
Proper noun
~
en uncountable en town p/Tuscany c/Italy.
en countable en.
Translations
surname
Italian: it Massa
Marathi: mr मास्सा
Portuguese: pt Massa
Massa, Tuscany, Italy
Italian: it Massa f
Latin: la Māssa f
Marathi: mr मास्सा
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
en Masa
Noun
p
A Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad.
Proper noun
A Chadic language spoken by the Massa people.
Etymology 3
Noun
en chiefly AAVE _ or _ Caribbean en massa, master, particularly as a form of address.
1885 March 18, "W.", "A War Article", Puck, Vol. XVII, No. 419, p. 45:
Officer."What is the numerical strength of the enemy in our front?"Intelligent Contraband."Eh, Massa?"O."How many men has the Confederate General Blank?"I. C."'Bout forty-leben thousan', Massa."O."Don't you mean about four thousand?"I. C."Yes, Massa; dar's 'bout four hundred ob 'em."
en 1889 Marah Ellis Ryan Merze... https://books.google.fr/books?id=ypcMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA110 110 "I wanted to speak to you about Miss Merze, Rhoda." "Yes, Massa Fred."
See also
en Masa
Anagrams
en aamss masas samsa AsAms Saams amass Samas Assam Šamaš msasa
en terms with historical senses
Italian
Etymology
The town is from it la Massa.
The surname is from several places such as Massa Lubrense or Massa di Somma or Massa d'Albe, all from it la massa lump, pile.
Pronunciation
Màssa<audio:It-Massa.ogg>
Proper noun
f
it town p/Tuscany c/Italy Massa
Proper noun
mfbysense
it
Descendants
en Massa
Latin
Etymology
From la massa.
Pronunciation
Māssa
Proper noun
Māssa<1> m
A Roman en cognomen — famously held by:
Baebius Massa, a Roman governor
la town r/Tuscany c/Italy Massa
Declension
Māssa<1>
Note that the town name also has locative la Māssae.
Derived terms
la Māssicus
References
Massa, Baebius
la cognomina
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt gml messet, from pdt osx metisahs, from pdt gmw-pro *matisahs.
Noun
n Massasch
knife
Hyponyms
pdt Boommassa Doktamassa Fleeschmassa Kjnipsmassa Massakjlinkj Putzmassa Schäamassa Schlachtmassa Schnied Stäakjmassa
Derived terms
pdt aufjemassat Massaschoapa Massaspetz
pdt Knives
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mfbysense
pt Massa
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mfbysense
es Italian