Maso

See also: maso

Latin

Alternative forms

Massō

Etymology

From Etruscan 𐌌𐌀𐌔𐌖 (Masu).[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.soː/, [ˈmäs̠oː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.so/, [ˈmäːs̬o]

Proper noun

Masō m sg (genitive Masōnis); third declension

A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
1. Gaius Papirius Maso, a Roman consul

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Masō
Genitive	Masōnis
Dative	Masōnī
Accusative	Masōnem
Ablative	Masōne
Vocative	Masō

References

“Maso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Maso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Kajanto, Iiro: On the Origin of the Latin Cognomen

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