lussimess
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Lussi + -mess. The first part is from the name of 4th century Sicilian martyr Saint Lucy, possibly influenced by Lucifer. See lussinatt for more. The last part is akin to English -mas, and is generally used similarly to its English counterpart.
Noun
[edit]lussimess f (definite singular lussimessa, indefinite plural lussimesser, definite plural lussimessene)
- (Christianity) Feast of Saint Lucy, December 13th.
- Synonym: luciadag
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “lussimess” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Further reading
[edit]- Saint Lucy's Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia