Massa

See also: massa, mässa, and mássá

English

Noun

Massa (plural Massas)

  1. (US, historical, colloquial) Eye dialect spelling of master, representing African American Vernacular English.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From massa.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmas.sa/

Proper noun

Massa m (genitive Massae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Baebius Massa, a Roman governor

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Massa
Genitive Massae
Dative Massae
Accusative Massam
Ablative Massā
Vocative Massa

References
  • Massa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Massa, Baebius in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Plautdietsch

Noun

Massa n (plural Massasch)

  1. knife
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