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Yiddish
- מײַסע (mayse) — Soviet phonetic spelling
Etymology
From Hebrew מַעֲשֶׂה (ma‘asé), with retention of an archaic velar nasal ayin in some pronunciations, assimilated to the following sound. The more common plural form מעשׂיות (mayses/manses) is borrowed from the plural of Hebrew מעשייה / מַעֲשִׂיָּה (ma‘asiyá).
Pronunciation
Noun
מעשׂה • (mayse/manse) m or f, plural מעשׂיות (mayses/manses) or מעשׂים (maysem/mansem)
- story, tale, narrative
- deed, action, act
Usage notes
As per Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary by Solon Beinfeld and Harry Bochner, feminine is more "standard", but some masculine usages occur.
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