màs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mas"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish más (“bottom, fundament”), from Proto-Celtic *mâsto, according to MacBain, related to Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to be wet”).

Noun

màs m (genitive singular màis, plural màsan)

1. backside, buttocks, bottom, vent, bum, arse

Synonyms

• tòn

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “màs”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Welsh

Etymology

From English mass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas/

Noun

màs m (plural masau)

1. (physics) mass

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
màs	fàs	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “màs”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies