Lower Sorbian

Noun

masle

1. locative singular of masło
2. nominative dual of masło
3. accusative dual of masło

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French masle.

Adjective

masle m, f ‎(plural masles)

1. male

Coordinate terms

• femelle

Descendants

• French: mâle

Old French

Alternative forms

• maale
• madle
• marsle
• mascle

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas.lə/

Adjective

masle m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular masle)

1. male

Declension

Coordinate terms

• femele

Descendants

• English: male
• Middle French: masle
  • French: mâle

Noun

masle m ‎(oblique plural masles, nominative singular masles, nominative plural masle)

1. male

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (mascle, supplement)