/masə/, [ˈmasə]
OprindelseBorrowed via German Masse from Latin massa (“lump, bulk”), which is itself a loan from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley bread”).
- common-gendermass, pulp (a shapeless, thick substance)
- common-gendermultitude, crowd, mob (an anonymous group of people)
- common-gender, determinermany, loads, a lot, lots (in the singular with the other noun as an apposition, in the plural with the preposition af)
“Der var en masse mennesker på gaden.” — There were lots people in the streets.
“Jeg har masser af ideer.” — I have many ideas.
- common-gendermass (quantity of matter in a body)
Formermassen(definite, singular) · masser(indefinite, plural) · masse(indefinite, nominative, singular) · massen(definite, nominative, singular) · masser(indefinite, nominative, plural) · masserne(definite, nominative, plural) · masses(genitive, indefinite, singular) · massens(definite, genitive, singular) · massers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · massernes(definite, genitive, plural)