mas.
abbreviation
masculine.
mas.
Americanabbreviation
mas
1
British
/ mɑːs /
noun
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a carnival
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music played for a carnival, or a band playing this
-mas
2
British
combining form
Etymology
Origin of mas1
C20: from masquerade
Origin of -mas2
from Mass
Example Sentences
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Declined—third pers. mas. gend. sing. num. nom. he, poss. his, obj. him.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham
The First Comparative is formed from the gen. sing. mas. by adding e; as, geal white, g. s. m. gil, comp. gile, ghile; ciontach guilty, g. s. m. ciontaich, comp. ciontaiche.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart
Gen. sing. of the Noun mas. feum, necessity, exigency; governed in the Gen. by the Noun uchd.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart
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
“She the home girl thas what I meant , have mas love for her” Echeverria wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
The original term for devil mas is "Jab Molassie," which is French patois for "Molasses Devil".
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
“Caring for her own, best as she can. Like all us mas and pas.”
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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.
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