masse

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a paste, a dough
2. (feminine) large amount or quantity of something; mass
3. (feminine) something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts
4. (feminine) a sum or combination of things treated as a whole
5. (feminine) a majority, especially of people
6. (feminine) an archaic unit of count
7. (feminine) a sum of allotted money
8. (feminine) mass
9. (feminine) earth, ground (of e.g. a plug)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of masser:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of masser:

Concepts

mass

crowd

sledgehammer

mace

swarm

group

multitude

pile

heap

lump

ground

bulk

size

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

flock

throng

lot

weight

raft

accumulation

mob

body

class

density

denseness

cumulus

tightness

sledge

set

concentration

compactness

maul

rabble

gaggle

clump

family

👪

earth

clod

blur

drove

deal

circle

⭕

batch

army

line-up

lineup

humankind

Lot

humanity

cumulation

Synonyms

foule

multitude

groupe

tas

essaim

amas

troupe

nuée

terre

peuple

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

ensemble

épaisseur

bande

motte

massette

densité

bloc

en gros

marée humaine

lot

macis

marteau de forgeron

masse volumique

massue

montagne

⛰️

plèbe

accumulation

population

protubérance

quantité

régiment

taille

valeur

volume

amoncellement

Lot

monticule

renflement

vrac

énorme quantité

masse d’arme

crwth

crouth

tropeau

masse d'arme

poids

armada

armée

assemblée

bataillon

Translations

massa

masa

Masse

massa

menigte

massa

multidão

Menge

massa

mazza

Haufen

μάζα

cúmulo

folla

montão

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mas/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: mace

Cognate with Occitan: massa

Cognate with Catalan: maça

Cognate with Italian: mazza

Cognate with Spanish: maza

Cognate with Portuguese: maça

Inherited from Latin: mateola

In summary

From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).