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masc

masc

See also: masc., MASc, M.A.Sc., M. A. Sc., masć, and maść

English

Abbreviation

masc

  1. masculine

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

Noun

masc n

  1. net
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *maiską ‎(“mixture, mash”), from Proto-Indo-European *meik- ‎(“to mix”). Akin to Middle Low German masch, mēsch, meisch ‎(“unfermented malt sap, mash”), Middle High German meisch ‎(“mash”) (German Maisch ‎(“crushed grapes”)), Swedish mäsk "mash, feed for animals", Old English miscian, mixian ‎(“to mix”). More at mix.

Noun

māsc n

  1. mash
Declension
Usage notes
  • Attested only in compounds
Descendants

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maską, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- ‎(“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca ‎(“mesh”), Old Saxon maska ‎(“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun ‎(“mesh”), Old English mæscre ‎(“mesh”).

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