Q. #massa n. “bread” (Category: Bread)

Q. #massa, n. “bread” (Category: Bread)

References ✧ PE17/52; VT43/18

Glosses

• “bread” ✧ PE17/52 (masse)

Variations

• masse ✧ PE17/52

Related

• masta “bread, cake, loaf”

Inflections

massamma

1st-pl-exclusive-poss

“*our bread”

✧ VT43/18

Element In

• Q. ámen anta síra ilaurëa massamma “give us this day our daily bread” ✧ VT43/12
• Q. coimas “life-bread, lembas”
• Q. massánië “the Lady, breadgiver”

Cognates

• S. #bas(t) “bread”

Derivations

• < ✶mbassē “(baked) bread” ✧ PE17/52
  • < √MBAS “bake” ✧ PE17/51; PE17/51

Phonetic Developments

✶mbassē > masse

[mbassē] > [massē] > [masse]

✧ PE17/52