Messias
English
Etymology
From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈsaɪ.əs/
Proper noun
Messias
- (obsolete) The Messiah.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, John 4:25:
- I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ.
- 1633, Joseph Hall, A paraphrase upon the hard texts of Scripture
- I am not one that is suddenly and unexpectedly started forth into the world, but that very Messias who from the beginning of the world was foretold and forepromised to mankind.
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Anagrams
- Essaism, Massies, amisses
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛˈsi.ɑs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧as
Proper noun
Messias m
- (Christianity) Messiah, Jesus Christ
Derived terms
- Messiasgeheim
See also
- messias
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Messīās from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās) from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmesːiɑs/, [ˈme̞s̠ːiɑs̠]
- Rhymes: -esːiɑs
- Syllabification(key): Mes‧si‧as
Proper noun
Messias
- Messiah
- Synonyms: Vapahtaja, (Christianity) Kristus, Jeesus Kristus
Declension
| Inflection of Messias (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Messias | — | |
| genitive | Messiaan | — | |
| partitive | Messiasta | — | |
| illative | Messiaaseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Messias | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Messias | — |
| gen. | Messiaan | ||
| genitive | Messiaan | — | |
| partitive | Messiasta | — | |
| inessive | Messiaassa | — | |
| elative | Messiaasta | — | |
| illative | Messiaaseen | — | |
| adessive | Messiaalla | — | |
| ablative | Messiaalta | — | |
| allative | Messiaalle | — | |
| essive | Messiaana | — | |
| translative | Messiaaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Messiaatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Messias (type vieras) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Messiaani | Messiaamme |
| 2nd person | Messiaasi | Messiaanne |
| 3rd person | Messiaansa | |
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛˈsiːas/
Audio (file)
Noun
Messias m (strong, genitive Messias, plural Messiasse)
- (Christianity) The Messiah / messiah (Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Christ).
- Any other person believed or claiming to be the Messiah / messiah.
- (figurative) A messiah or messiah-like figure.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Messias | die | Messiasse |
| genitive | eines | des | Messias | der | Messiasse |
| dative | einem | dem | Messias | den | Messiassen |
| accusative | einen | den | Messias | die | Messiasse |
Further reading
- “Messias” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Messias” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Messias” in Duden online
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh, “anointed”, “messiah”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mesˈsiː.aːs/, [mɛs̠ˈs̠iːäːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mesˈsi.as/, [mesˈsiːäs]
Proper noun
Messīās m sg (genitive Messīae); first declension
- the Messiah, Christ
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Messīās |
| Genitive | Messīae |
| Dative | Messīae |
| Accusative | Messīān Messīam |
| Ablative | Messīā |
| Vocative | Messīā |
Descendants
- → Dutch: Messias
- → English: Messias
- → Finnish: Messias
- → German: Messias
- → Middle English: Messyas, Messie, Messy, Messye, Messias
- English: Messiah, messiah, Messias
- Scots: Messiah
- → Portuguese: Messias
References
- “Messīas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Messias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Middle English
Proper noun
Messias
- Alternative form of Messyas
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).
Proper noun
Messias m
- (religion) Messiah (the promised saviour of the Jewish people)
Swedish
Proper noun
Messias c (genitive Messias)
- Messiah
References
- Messias in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- Messias in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)