messa
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse messa, from Late Latin missa, from Latin missum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛsːa]
- Rhymes: -ɛsːa
Noun
messa f (genitive singular messu, plural messur)
- (religion, church) mass, service
- (religion, church) holiday
- (nautical) mess
Declension
Declension of messa | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | messa | messan | messur | messurnar |
accusative | messu | messuna | messur | messurnar |
dative | messu | messuni | messum | messunum |
genitive | messu | messunnar | messa | messanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse messa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛsːa/
- Rhymes: -ɛsːa
Noun
messa f (genitive singular messu, nominative plural messur)
- mass (church service in which the Eucharist is celebrated)
Declension
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | messa | messan | messur | messurnar |
accusative | messu | messuna | messur | messurnar |
dative | messu | messunni | messum | messunum |
genitive | messu | messunnar | messa | messanna |
See also
- guðsþjónusta
Verb
messa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative messaði, supine messað)
- to mass (celebrate mass)
Conjugation
infinitive (nafnháttur) | að messa | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) | messað | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | messandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) | ég messa | við messum | present (nútíð) | ég messi | við messum |
þú messar | þið messið | þú messir | þið messið | ||
hann, hún, það messar | þeir, þær, þau messa | hann, hún, það messi | þeir, þær, þau messi | ||
past (þátíð) | ég messaði | við messuðum | past (þátíð) | ég messaði | við messuðum |
þú messaðir | þið messuðuð | þú messaðir | þið messuðuð | ||
hann, hún, það messaði | þeir, þær, þau messuðu | hann, hún, það messaði | þeir, þær, þau messuðu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) | messa (þú) | messið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
messaðu | messiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmes.sa/
- Rhymes: -essa
- Hyphenation: més‧sa
Etymology 1
From Late Latin missa, from Latin missum.
Noun
messa f (plural messe) (often capitalized)
- mass (in religion)
Related terms
- messa di Mezzanotte
Noun
messa f (plural messe)
- setting, putting, laying
- (agriculture) sprout, shoot, bud
Derived terms
- messa a dimora
- messa a fuoco
- messa a terra
- messa in onda
- messa in opera
- messa in orbita
- messa in piega
- messa in scena / messinscena
Participle
messa
- feminine singular of messo
Anagrams
- masse
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (of noun) messen
- (of verb) messet
Noun
messa m or f
- definite feminine singular of messe
Verb
messa
- inflection of messe:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
messa f
- definite singular of messe
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmʲesa]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *missos, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-. Akin to mí-.
Adjective
messa
- comparative degree of olc: worse
Descendants
- Irish: measa
- Scottish Gaelic: miosa
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
messa
- genitive singular/dual of mess
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
messa also mmessa after a proclitic | messa pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Latin missa.
Noun
messa f (genitive messu, plural messur)
- mass, church service
Declension
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | messa | messan | messur | messurnar |
accusative | messu | messuna | messur | messurnar |
dative | messu | messunni | messum | messunum |
genitive | messu | messunnar | messna | messnanna |
Derived terms
- allraheilagramessa f (“Allhallow-mass”)
- allraheilagramessudagr m (“All Saints' day”)
- biskupsmessa f (“a mass celebrated by a bishop”)
- brúðmessa f (“marriage service”)
- dagmessa f (“daymass”)
- formessa f (“matins”)
- hámessa f (“highmass”)
- Jakobsmessa f (“St James' mass”)
- messudagr m (“mass-day, feast-day”)
- messudjákn m (“deacon, clerk”)
- messuembætti n (“office of the mass, divine service”)
- messufǫt n pl (“vestments”)
- messuklæði n pl (“vestments”)
- messumál n (“mass time”)
- messuserkr m (“surplice”)
- messuskrúði m (“vestments”)
- messusloppr m (“surplice”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: messa
- Norwegian Nynorsk: messe
- Swedish mässa c
Verb
messa (singular past indicative messaði, plural past indicative messuðu, past participle messaðr)
- to say mass
Conjugation
infinitive | messa | |
---|---|---|
present participle | messandi | |
past participle | messaðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | messa | messaða |
2nd-person singular | messar | messaðir |
3rd-person singular | messar | messaði |
1st-person plural | messum | messuðum |
2nd-person plural | messið | messuðuð |
3rd-person plural | messa | messuðu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | messa | messaða |
2nd-person singular | messir | messaðir |
3rd-person singular | messi | messaði |
1st-person plural | messim | messaðim |
2nd-person plural | messið | messaðið |
3rd-person plural | messi | messaði |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | messa | |
1st-person plural | messum | |
2nd-person plural | messið |
infinitive | messask | |
---|---|---|
present participle | messandisk | |
past participle | messazk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | messumk | messuðumk |
2nd-person singular | messask | messaðisk |
3rd-person singular | messask | messaðisk |
1st-person plural | messumsk | messuðumsk |
2nd-person plural | messizk | messuðuzk |
3rd-person plural | messask | messuðusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | messumk | messuðumk |
2nd-person singular | messisk | messaðisk |
3rd-person singular | messisk | messaðisk |
1st-person plural | messimsk | messaðimsk |
2nd-person plural | messizk | messaðizk |
3rd-person plural | messisk | messaðisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | messask | |
1st-person plural | messumsk | |
2nd-person plural | messizk |
References
- “messa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- messa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “messa”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “messa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “messa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Swedish
Etymology
mess + -a
Pronunciation
- Homophone: mässa
Verb
messa (present messar, preterite messade, supine messat, imperative messa)
- (colloquial) to send an SMS message, to text
- Synonym: [[sms:a#Swedish|sms:a]]
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | messa | messas | ||
Supine | messat | messats | ||
Imperative | messa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | messen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | messar | messade | messas | messades |
Ind. plural1 | messa | messade | messas | messades |
Subjunctive2 | messe | messade | messes | messades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | messande | |||
Past participle | messad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
- messa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- messa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Anagrams
- sames