maza

See also: Maza, mazá, mazā, maža, and mažą

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza).

Noun

maza

  1. An Ancient Greek barley cake.

Anagrams

Hausa

Adverb

maza

  1. quickly, as quickly as possible

Kituba

Noun

maza

  1. water

Reference

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza).

Noun

māza f (genitive māzae); first declension

  1. maza

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative māza māzae
genitive māzae māzārum
dative māzae māzīs
accusative māzam māzās
ablative māzā māzīs
vocative māza māzae

References

  • maza in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • maza in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Latvian

Adjective

maza

  1. genitive singular masculine form of mazs
  2. nominative singular feminine form of mazs

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea, from Latin mateola, from a Proto-Indo-European root describing similar tools; see also Old High German medela (“plow”), Old Church Slavonic мотыка (motyka, “mattock”), मत्य (matya, “club, harrow”). Related to Portuguese maça, Catalan maça, French masse, Italian mazza.

Noun

maza f (plural mazas)

  1. mace, club (weapon)
  2. mallet (in polo)
  3. handle (of a billiards or snooker cue)
  4. drumstick (for playing drums)
  5. meat tenderizer

Derived terms

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