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• mas.
  mas.

  abbreviation

  masculine.
• mas
  mas

  noun

  a carnival
• -mas
  -mas

  combining form

  indicating a Christian festival

mas.

American  

abbreviation

1. masculine.

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mas ¹ British  

/ mɑːs /

noun

1. a carnival

2. music played for a carnival, or a band playing this

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-mas ² British  

combining form

1. indicating a Christian festival

   Christmas

   Michaelmas

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Etymology

Origin of mas¹

C20: from _masquerade

Origin of -mas²

from _Mass

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mas. mas -mas

The nom. and acc. sing, and acc. plur. mas. correspond to those of the Latin 2nd or 3rd declension, the nom. plur. to that of the 2nd declension.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

Noun mas. breast, chest; hence it signifies an ascent, a steep; in the Dat. case, preceded by h, after the Prep. ri: ri h-uchd, in ascending, breasting, encountering, assailing.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart

Thus, when I say, The man who writes, who is mas. gend. and sing.; but when I say, The ladies who write, who is feminine, and plural.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham

Declined—third pers. mas. gend. sing. num. nom. he, poss. his, obj. him.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham

Nom. sing. of the mas. noun saighdear, a soldier, in the aspirated form, because preceded by the Adj. deadh.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart

“She the home girl thas what I meant , have mas love for her” Echeverria wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

"The mas has been slowly but surely dying, it's sad to see," Curdell says.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024

I’m trying to ask writers: What does living mas mean?

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023

She’s still la mas chingona — the ultimate badass — emcee Enrique Cerna said as he welcomed her to the stage in October.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023

And even though Maria's mother knew Diana's mother in Puerto Rico, Maria promises that doesn't make Diana mas mejor amiga—a better friend.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

In Spit-amas, the suffix -mas is the common form of the superlative, and may be compared with the Latin -mus in optimus, intimus, supremus, and the like.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson