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Latin
Etymology
From Etruscan 𐌌𐌀𐌔𐌖 (Masu).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Masō m sg (genitive Masōnis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Gaius Papirius Maso, a Roman consul
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Maso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Maso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Kajanto, Iiro: On the Origin of the Latin Cognomen