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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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
Declined—third pers. mas. gend. sing. num. nom. he, poss. his, obj. him.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
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 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 Stewart, Alexander
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
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