mason

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See also: Mason, máson, masón, and Masoń

English

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Etymology

From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from Frankish *makjō (“maker, builder”), a derivative of Frankish *makōn (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“cutter”), from Proto-Indo-European *metn-, *met- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪsən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪsən

Noun

mason (plural masons)

  1. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick
  2. One who prepares stone for building purposes.
  3. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

Derived terms

Terms derived from mason

Translations

Verb

mason (third-person singular simple present masons, present participle masoning, simple past and past participle masoned)

  1. (transitive, normally with a preposition) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons
    to mason up a well or terrace
    to mason in a kettle or boiler

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Esperanto

Noun

mason

  1. accusative singular of maso

Mauritian Creole

Etymology 1

From French maçon.

Noun

mason

  1. mason, bricklayer

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

mason

  1. fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French maçon, from Middle French maçon (“mason”), from Old French maçon, masson, machun (“brick-layer”), from Late Latin maciō, machiō (“carpenter, brick-layer”), from a derivative of Frankish *makōn (“to build, make, work”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Frankish *mati (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matją, *mattjuk (“ploughshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mason m pers (female equivalent masonka)

  1. mason, Freemason
    Synonym: wolnomularz

Declension

Declension of mason
singular plural
nominative mason masoni/masony (deprecative)
genitive masona masonów
dative masonowi masonom
accusative masona masonów
instrumental masonem masonami
locative masonie masonach
vocative masonie masoni

Further reading

  • mason in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mason in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maçon.

Noun

mason m (plural masoni)

  1. freemason

Declension

Declension of mason
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mason masonul (niște) masoni masonii
genitive/dative (unui) mason masonului (unor) masoni masonilor
vocative masonule masonilor

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

mason

  1. fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
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