Meaning of masa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. mass
   declension-4, feminine
2. sister (a daughter of a couple, in relation to their other children)
   declension-4
3. locative singular of māsa
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
4. mass, quantity, amount
   declension-4, feminine
5. sister (a woman who is closely associated with someone)
   declension-4
6. mass, body, bulk, blob
   declension-4, feminine
7. nurse (medical assistant who helps a doctor treat patients)
   declension-4
8. the masses
   declension-4, feminine, in-plural
9. sister (nun, female member of a religious order)
   declension-4
10. mass, large-scale
    declension-4, feminine, genitive, plural

Equivalents

Examples

“vecākā, jaunākā māsa”

older, younger sister

“brāļi un māsas”

brothers and sisters

“īstā māsa”

true, real sister

“dvīņu māsa”

twin sister

“abas rokas izpletis, viņš piepeši metās māsai ap kaklu”

spreading both arms, he suddenly threw himself on his sister's neck (= hugged her)

“vārda māsas”

namesakes (lit. name sisters, i.e., two women who have the same name)

“līgavas māsas”

bridesmaids (lit. bride's sisters)

“es visiem pazemotiem esmu māsa / un visiem grūtsirdīgiem draudzene”

I am the sister of all humiliated (people) / and the friend of all melancholic (people)

“māsa, medicīnas māsa”

nurse

“operāciju māsa”

operation nurse

“diētas māsa”

diet nurse

“vecākā māsa”

chief (lit. older) nurse

“medicīnas māsu kursi”

nurse training courses

“iegūt medicīnas māsu diplomu”

to get a nurse diploma

“māsa Olga zināja daudz ko tādu, ko nezināja Vaikulis”

sister Olga knew many things that Vaikulis didn't know

CEFR level