Maasn

Bavarian
A Blaumaasn.

Alternative forms
  • Meisn
  • Moas, Moasn (West Central, Southern, Tyrol)

Etymology

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːsn̩/
  • Hyphenation: Maasn

Noun

Maasn f (plural Maasn, diminutive Maserl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

  1. chickadee, tit
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