masse

Noun

masse c (singular definite massen, plural indefinite masser)

1. (physics) mass

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas/

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

masse f (plural masses)

1. a paste, a dough
2. large amount or quantity of something; mass
3. something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts
4. a sum or combination of things treated as a whole
5. a majority, especially of people
6. an archaic unit of count
7. (finance, law) a sum of allotted money
8. (physics) mass
9. (electronics) earth, ground (of e.g. a plug)

Verb

masse

1. first-person singular present indicative of masser
2. third-person singular present indicative of masser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of masser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of masser
5. second-person singular imperative of masser

Etymology 3

From Old French mace, from Late Latin mattia or Vulgar Latin *mattea (compare Occitan massa, Catalan maça, Italian mazza, Spanish maza, Portuguese maça), probably derived from Latin mateola (“hoe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mat (“hoe, plow”) (compare Old High German medela (“plow”), Russian моты́га (motýga, “hoe, mattock”), Persian آماج‎ (āmāǰ) ‘plow’, Sanskrit मत्य (matyá, “harrow”)).

Noun

masse f (plural masses)

1. mace (weapon)
2. a sledgehammer

Anagrams

• semas

Further reading

• “masse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

masse f pl

1. plural of massa

Anagrams

• messa

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza).

Etymology 2

From a conflation of Anglo-Norman messe and Old English mæsse.

Etymology 3

From masse +‎ -y.

Etymology 4

From Old French mace.

Etymology 5

From masen.

Etymology

From Latin massa

Noun

masse m (definite singular massen, indefinite plural masser, definite plural massene)

1. a mass

References

• “masse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin massa

Noun

masse m (definite singular massen, indefinite plural massar, definite plural massane)

1. a mass

References

• “masse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.