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Messe
Messe
German
Noun
Messe f (genitive Messe, plural Messen)
- fair (trade exhibition)
- (Christianity) mass, the eucharistic liturgy
Declension
Declension of Messe
Derived terms
- (fair) Buchmesse
- (mass) Hochmesse
- Messdiener (“altar boy”)
messe
messe
French
Etymology
From Late Latin missa, from Latin missum.
Pronunciation
Noun
messe f (plural messes)
- (Christianity) Mass (church service)
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛsə/
Verb
messe
- First-person singular present of messen.
- First-person singular subjunctive I of messen.
- Third-person singular subjunctive I of messen.
Italian
Noun
messe f (plural messi)
Synonyms
Noun
messe f
- plural of messa
Verb
messe
- feminine plural past participle of mettere
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin missa and Old Norse messa; from English mess (sense 3)
Noun
messe f, m (definite singular messa or messen, indefinite plural messer, definite plural messene)
- (Christianity) Mass (church service)
- a trade fair
- (military) a mess (mess room)
Derived terms
References
- “messe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin missa and Old Norse messa; from English mess (sense 3)
Noun
messe f (definite singular messa, indefinite plural messer, definite plural messene)
- (Christianity) Mass (church service)
- a trade fair
- (military) a mess (mess room)
Derived terms
References
- “messe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
messe f (oblique plural messes, nominative singular messe, nominative plural messes)
Portuguese
Noun
messe f (plural messes)
- (agriculture) harvest (gathered crops)
- (agriculture) a field whose crops are ready for harvest
- (figuratively) harvest; reward (product of labour)