"Massa" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈmaːs.sa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmas.sa] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From massa. Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Māssa<1>|g=m}} Māssa m sg (genitive Māssae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Māssa<1>}} Forms: Māssa [canonical, masculine, singular], Māssae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Māssa [nominative, singular], Māssae [genitive, singular], Māssae [dative, singular], Māssam [accusative, singular], Māssā [ablative, singular], Māssa [singular, vocative]
  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by: Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-Massa-la-name-hgmEXE~e Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 39 41 20
  2. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    Baebius Massa, a Roman governor
    Tags: declension-1 Derived forms: Māssicus
    Sense id: en-Massa-la-name-zfS3Rnbl Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Latin cognomina, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 8 18 3 16 11 5 8 16 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 16 2 17 15 3 8 20 15 Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 32 43 25 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 26 49 25 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 39 41 20
  3. Massa (a town in Tuscany, Italy) Tags: declension-1 Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Tuscany, Italy, Towns in Italy, Towns in Tuscany, Italy
    Sense id: en-Massa-la-name-WWsIACt1 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 8 18 3 16 11 5 8 16 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 16 2 17 15 3 8 20 15 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 39 41 20
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