μάζα
See also: μᾶζα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
The form of the word continues Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley cake”), but the sense "mass" of the modern Greek word is semantic loan from French masse (18th century), derived from Latin massa (English mass, German Masse, etc.)[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
μάζα • (máza) f (plural μάζες)
- mass (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body)
- ατομική μάζα ― atomikí máza ― atomic mass
- άμορφη μάζα ― ámorfi máza ― amorphous mass
- (figuratively, usually in the plural) mass, throng, multitude (group of people crowded or gathered closely together)
- Οι μάζες κατέβηκαν στους δρόμους για να διαδηλώσουν.
- Oi mázes katévikan stous drómous gia na diadilósoun.
- The masses have taken to the streets to protest.
Declension edit
declension of μάζα
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- αμάζωχτος (amázochtos, “not collected”) (colloquial)
- μαζί (mazí, “together”)
- μαζικός (mazikós, “mass”, adjective) (and derivatives)
- μάζωμα n (mázoma, “the collecting, gathering, picking”) (colloquial. See derivatives)
- μαζώνω (mazóno, “collect, gather”) (colloquial)
- μάζωξη f (mázoxi, “gathering of people”) (informal)
- μαζωχτός (mazochtós, “collected”) (colloquial)
Semantically related (associated by false etymology):
References edit
- ^ μάζα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.