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

Gen. sing. of the Noun mas. feum, necessity, exigency; governed in the Gen. by the Noun uchd.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

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 Stewart, Alexander

The other cases, both mas. and fem., are formed from the nominative, according to the rules already given for forming the cases of nouns of the first declension.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

Genitive is formed from the Nominative, by inserting i after the characteristic vowel, as, b�s mas. death, Gen. sing. b�is; fuaran m. a fountain, g. s. fuarain; clarsach f. a harp, g. s. clarsaich.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander