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

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

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 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

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 Kirkham, Samuel

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

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel