masu

See also: māsu, māšu, and -masu

English

Etymology 1

From Inupiak masu.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmasuː/

Noun

masu (plural masus)

  1. A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.

Etymology 2

From Japanese 枡.

Noun

masu (plural masu)

  1. A square wooden box, originally used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period.

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Czech

Noun

masu

  1. dative singular of maso
  2. locative singular of maso

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɑsu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsu
  • Hyphenation: ma‧su

Noun

masu

  1. (colloquial, childish) belly

Declension

Inflection of masu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative masu masut
genitive masun masujen
partitive masua masuja
illative masuun masuihin
singular plural
nominative masu masut
accusative nom. masu masut
gen. masun
genitive masun masujen
partitive masua masuja
inessive masussa masuissa
elative masusta masuista
illative masuun masuihin
adessive masulla masuilla
ablative masulta masuilta
allative masulle masuille
essive masuna masuina
translative masuksi masuiksi
instructive — masuin
abessive masutta masuitta
comitative — masuineen

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Japanese

Romanization

masu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ます
  2. Rōmaji transcription of マス

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Verb

masu (attested only in the third person)

  1. if... is

Conjugation

Form 3rd singular 3rd plural
Present indicative masu, maso matu, mato
Present subjunctive mad mat
Past subjunctive mad matis
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