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masendzis

“masendzis” is a Lithuanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. brass (alloy)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Ruthenian мосендзъ (mosendz), from Old Polish mosiądz, from Proto-Slavic *mosędzь, from Old High German *massing, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Latin massa (“mass, bulk (of material)”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζᾰ (mâză, “lump, mass”). Doublet of mi̇́singis.

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