Massa
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The surname is from Italian Massa. Also found in southern France (see Massey).
Noun[edit]
Massa (plural Massas)
- (US, historical, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of master, representing African-American Vernacular English.
Proper noun[edit]
Massa (countable and uncountable, plural Massas)
- (uncountable) A town in Tuscany, Italy
- (countable) A surname.
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- The town is from Latin Massa.
- The surname is from several places such as Massa Lubrense or Massa di Somma or Massa d'Albe, all from Latin massa (“lump, pile”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Massa f
Proper noun[edit]
Massa m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants[edit]
- English: Massa
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From massa.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmaːs.sa/, [ˈmäːs̠ːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmas.sa/, [ˈmäsːä]
Proper noun[edit]
Māssa m sg (genitive Māssae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Baebius Massa, a Roman governor
- Massa (a town in Tuscany, Italy)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Māssa |
Genitive | Māssae |
Dative | Māssae |
Accusative | Māssam |
Ablative | Māssā |
Vocative | Māssa |
Note that the town name also has locative Māssae.
References[edit]
- Massa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Massa, Baebius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Plautdietsch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German messet, from Old Saxon metisahs, from Proto-West Germanic *matisahs.
Noun[edit]
Massa n (plural Massasch)
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Massa m or f by sense
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Massa m or f by sense
- a surname from Italian
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