Masse

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See also: masse, Massé, massé, mâsse, Maße, mäße, and mæsse

English

Etymology

From French Masse or French Massé. See also Mace.

Proper noun

Masse (plural Masses)

  1. A surname from French.

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French

Etymology

  • From the noun masse (“mace”).
  • Several other origins; see Mace.

Proper noun

Masse ?

  1. a surname, Masse, equivalent to English Mace

Descendants

  • English: Masse

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German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German masse, from Late Old High German massa, from Latin massa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmasə/
  • Rhymes: -asə
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

Masse f (genitive Masse, plural Massen)

  1. mass (quantity of matter)
    eher Masse als Klasse ― quantity rather than quality
  2. matter
  3. (electricity) ground
Declension
Declension of Masse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Masse die Massen
genitive einer der Masse der Massen
dative einer der Masse den Massen
accusative eine die Masse die Massen
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Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Masse

  1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Maße.

Further reading

  • “Masse” in Duden online
  • “Masse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Masse f

  1. plural of Mass
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