masc.

American  

abbreviation

1. masculine.

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masc. British  

abbreviation

1. masculine

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Example Sentences

Tassow, fathers, masc. plur.; an dassow, the fathers.  dhô’n dassow, to the fathers.

From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Jenner, Henry

Here we observe the ancient letter z standing for s and that for r, also the word cerus masc. of ceres, connected with the root creare.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas

As usual, the masc. is used for the fem.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Noun masc., time; governed in the Dat. case by the Prep. ri, and preceded by h.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

Thus masc. -o- stems show palatal modification, e.g. corn, “horn,” plur. cyrn < *kornī; the plural ending of -u- stems, O. Gaulish -oves, gives O.W. -ou, Mid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various