massa

See also: Massa, mássa, massá, mássá, mâssa, mässa, måsså, máššá, and måßa

English

Alternative forms

• massah

Noun

massa (plural massas)

1. (US, historical, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of master, representing African-American Vernacular English.
   • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     "All well, Massa Challenger, all well!" he cried. "Me stay here. No fear. You always find me when you want." His honest black face, and the immense view before us, which carried us half-way back to the affluent of the Amazon, helped us to remember that we really were upon this earth in the twentieth century, and had not by some magic been conveyed to some raw planet in its earliest and wildest state.

Usage notes

Associated with historical slavery in the Southern United States.

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)

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

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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

   Synonym: (obsolete) trop

Noun

massa f (plural masses)

1. mass (quantity of matter)

   massa crítica ― critical mass

2. dough

   Synonym: pasta

Derived terms

• biomassa
• en massa
• massa d'aire

Related terms

• massiu

Further reading

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

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From 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

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/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: mas‧sa

Noun

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

1. (physics) mass

   De massa van het object is 2 kilogram.

   The mass of the object is 2 kilograms.

2. mass, large amount

   Er was een grote massa mensen aanwezig bij het concert.

   There was a large mass of people present at the concert.

3. multitude, mass, throng, crowd

   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
• massameeting
• massamiddelpunt
• massamoord
• massamoordenaar
• massaproductie
• massapsychose
• massaslachting
• massaspectrometer
• massaspectrometrie
• massasprint
• massatoerisme
• massavernietigingswapen
• massawerking
• massief
• mensenmassa
• watermassa

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: massa
• → Indonesian: massa

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish massa, from Late Latin massa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): mas‧sa

Noun

massa

1. mass (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body)
2. mass, bulk (large quantity; bulk; magnitude; body; size)
3. mass (large body of individuals, especially persons; in the plural, the lower classes of persons)
4. (physics) mass (quantity of matter which a body contains)
5. paste (soft mixture)

   mantelimassa ― almond paste

6. (pharmacy) mass (medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump)

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 massain rare
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 massaini rare 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 massaisi rare 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 massaimme rare 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 massainne rare 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 massainsa rare 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

Derived terms

• massainen
• massallinen
• massata
• massaton
• massoitella
• massoittain

 

compounds

• armeerausmassa
• atomimassa
• atomimassayksikkö
• betonimassa
• biomassa
• eristysmassa
• ilmamassa
• juustomassa
• kaakaomassa
• kokonaismassa
• lakritsimassa
• lasimassa
• lepomassa
• lihasmassa
• liikemassa
• lumimassa
• maamassa
• makkaramassa
• mantelimassa
• massa-analyysi
• massadata
• massahyödyke
• massahyökkäys
• massajakauma
• massakato
• massakenttä
• massakeskipiste
• massakeskiö
• massakommunikaatio
• massakulttuuri
• massalaji
• massaluku
• massamuisti
• massamuoti
• massamurha
• massamuutto
• massanopeus
• massanvaihto
• massanvalmistus
• massapainotettu
• massaprosentti
• massapsykologia
• massapsykoosi
• massaräätälöinti
• massaspektrografia
• massaspektrometri
• massaspektrometria
• massasuhde
• massasulku
• massatapahtuma
• massatasapaino
• massatavara
• massateini
• massateollisuus
• massatiedotus
• massatuotanto
• massatuote
• massaturismi
• massatyöttömyys
• massaurheilu
• massavaikutus
• massavajaus
• massavaje
• massavalmiste
• massavalmistus
• massavaraussuhde
• massaviihde
• massavirtaus
• molekyylimassa
• moolimassa
• neliömassa
• paperimassa
• pinta-alamassa
• puumassa
• saumausmassa
• sokerimassa
• tandemmassaspektrometria
• tietomassa
• tiivistemassa
• uusiomassa
• valumassa
• vesimassa
• yleisömassa

 

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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Assam

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

massa

1. third-person singular past historic of masser

Icelandic

Noun

massa

1. inflection of massi:
   1. indefinite accusative
   2. indefinite dative singular
   3. indefinite genitive

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch [Term?] 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 (first-person possessive massaku, second-person possessive massamu, third-person possessive massanya)

1. mass:
   1. (physical) matter, material:
      1. 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.
      2. (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

      3. (surgery) tumor: a palpable or visible abnormal globular structure.
   2. a large body of individuals, especially persons.

Derived terms

• bermassa

 

• massa atom
• massa atom relatif
• massa diam
• massa jenis
• massa mengambang
• massa produksi
• massa rakyat
• massa skrotum
• massa tubuh nirlemak
• massa tulang puncak
• massa udara
• massa udara basah
• massa udara kering
• massa udara takmantap

 

Related terms

• masif
• massal

 

Further reading

• “massa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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)

1. 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)

1. mass (all senses)
2. crowd

Related terms

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

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

Noun

massa f (genitive massae); first declension

1. mass, bulk (of material)

   Synonyms: moles, cŭmŭlus, acervus

2. load, burden

   Synonym: onus

3. dough
4. lump

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	massa	massae
genitive	massae	massārum
dative	massae	massīs
accusative	massam	massās
ablative	massā	massīs
vocative	massa	massae

Descendants

Descendants

• Catalan: massa
• French: masse
  • → Romanian: masă
• Italian: massa
• Western Iberian:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: massa
    • Galician: masa
    • Portuguese: massa
  • Spanish: masa
    • → Bikol Central: masa
    • → English: masa
    • → Tagalog: masa

Borrowings:

• → Bulgarian: маса (masa)
• → Crimean Tatar: massa
• → Czech: masa
• → Dutch: massa, masse (obsolete)
  • Afrikaans: massa
  • → Indonesian: massa
• → English: mass
• → Esperanto: masa
• → German: Masse
  • → Danish: masse
• → Hebrew: מָסָה (mása)
• → Icelandic: massi
• → Irish: mais
• → Latvian: masa
• → Macedonian: маса (masa)
• → Norwegian Bokmål: masse
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: masse
• → Polish: masa
• → Russian: масса (massa)
  • → Kazakh: масса (massa)
• → Serbo-Croatian:
  • Cyrillic script: маса
  • Latin script: masa
• → Slovene: masa
• → Swedish: massa
  • → Finnish: massa
• → Ukrainian: маса (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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.sɐ/

• (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈma.s̺ɐ]
• Rhymes: -asɐ
• Homophone: maça
• Hyphenation: mas‧sa

• Audio (Portugal, Oporto):

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Noun

massa f (plural massas)

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. (slang, uncountable) money

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

• em massa
• massa atómica
• massa bruta
• massa cinzenta
• massa corrida
• massa do sangue
• massa folhada
• massas

Related terms

• amassado
• amassar
• massas

Adjective

massa m or f (plural massas)

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

   Synonym: espetacular

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

Synonyms

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

Further reading

• massa on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masːa/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

massa c

1. a mass (substance)
2. (physics) mass (as measured in kilograms)
3. a mass (of people), a large crowd
   1. ordinary people, the masses, etc.

      den stora massan / massorna

      the masses

4. a lot (of), many

   en massa saker

   a lot of things

   massor av saker

   lots of things

5. an intermediate good during paper or cardboard manufacture, like pulp

   Synonyms: (pulp) pappersmassa, (wood pulp) trämassa

Declension

Declension of massa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	massa	massas
	definite	massan	massans
plural	indefinite	massor	massors
	definite	massorna	massornas

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• massiv

Descendants

• → Finnish: massa

References

• massa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• massa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• massa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)