Messe

See also: messe, mêsse, meße, and mæsse

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German messe, from Old High German missa, itself from Latin missa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːsə/ (Switzerland)

• Audio:

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Noun

Messe f (genitive Messe, plural Messen)

1. fair (trade exhibition)
2. (Christianity) mass, the eucharistic liturgy

Declension

Declension of Messe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Messe	die	Messen
genitive	einer	der	Messe	der	Messen
dative	einer	der	Messe	den	Messen
accusative	eine	die	Messe	die	Messen

Related terms

• Abendmesse
• Antiquitätenmesse (“antiques fair”)
• Baumesse
• Buchmesse (“book fair”)
• Frühjahrsmesse
• Handelsmesse
• Handwerksmesse
• Herbstmesse
• Hochmesse
• Industriemesse
• Messbuch (“missal”)
• Messdiener (“altar boy”)
• Messopfer (“Eucharist”)
• Privatmesse (“Low Mass”)

 

Descendants

• → Japanese: メッセ

Further reading

• “Messe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Messe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Messe (Ausstellung, Markt)” in Duden online
• “Messe (Gottesdienst, Musikstück)” in Duden online
• “Messe (Raum, Tischgesellschaft, Schiff)” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmesə/
• Rhymes: -esə
• Syllabification: Mes‧se
• Homophone: messe

Noun

Messe

1. plural of Mess

Italian

Noun

Messe f

1. plural of Messa

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English messe, from Old English mæsse and Old French messe, both from Late Latin missa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛs/

Noun

Messe

1. Mass

   Religion: chourch, priesth, parieshe, Gud, Messe, Cresst.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20050222031415/http://homepage.tinet.ie/~taghmon/histsoc/vol3/chapter4/chapter4.htm