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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 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

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

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

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

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

It was the first meal I remember enjoying in more than a year, and I wanted to memorialize the feeling with a tattoo of the Korean character for “savor,” mas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

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

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023

Expect an amazing parade showcasing the best of mas dancing, soca, calypso, steel bands and sound systems.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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

Those days, the world feels as gray and cold as it really is and it's hard not to believe the new girl isn't mas mejor than me.

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