German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmasə/
• Rhymes: -asə

Noun

Masse f ‎(genitive Masse, plural Massen)

1. mass (quantity of matter)
2. matter

Derived terms

• massenhaft
• Massenmedium
• Massenkommunikation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːsə/
• Rhymes: -aːsə

Noun

Masse

1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Maße.

Danish

Noun

masse c (singular definite massen, plural indefinite masser)

1. (physics) mass

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas/

Etymology 1

From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα ‎(mâza, “bread”).

Noun

masse f ‎(plural masses)

1. a paste, a dough
2. large amount or quantity of something; mass
3. something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts
4. a sum or combination of things treated as a whole
5. a majority, especially of people
6. an archaic unit of count
7. (finance, law) a sum of allotted money
8. (physics) mass
9. (electronics) earth, ground (of e.g. a plug)

Derived terms

• de masse
• en masse
• pas des masses

Verb

masse

1. first-person singular present indicative of masser
2. third-person singular present indicative of masser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of masser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of masser
5. second-person singular imperative of masser

Etymology 3

From Old French mace, from Late Latin mattia or *mattea (compare Occitan massa, Catalan maça, Italian mazza, Spanish maza, Portuguese maça), from Proto-Indo-European *mat ‎(“hoe, plow”) (compare Latin mateola ‎(“hoe”), Old High German medela ‎(“plow”), Russian моты́га ‎(motýga, “hoe, mattock”), Persian آماج ‎(āmāǰ) ‘plow’, Sanskrit मत्य ‎(matyá, “harrow”)).

Noun

masse f ‎(plural masses)

1. mace (weapon)
2. a sledgehammer

Related terms

• massue

Anagrams

• semas

Italian

Noun

masse f pl

1. plural of massa

Anagrams

• messa

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin massa

Noun

masse m ‎(definite singular massen, indefinite plural masser, definite plural massene)

1. a mass

Derived terms

References

• “masse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin massa

Noun

masse m ‎(definite singular massen, indefinite plural massar, definite plural massane)

1. a mass

Derived terms

• landmasse
• luftmasse
• massevis
• tremasse

References

• “masse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.