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/ (Germany)
- Audio: (file) (Germany)
IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsɛ/ (Austria, Southern Germany)
IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːsɛ/ (Switzerland)
Hyphenation: Mes‧se

Noun

Messe f (genitive Messe, plural Messen)

fair (trade exhibition)
(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

plural of Mess

Italian

Noun

Messe f

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

Mass
- 2005, Jacob Poole Of Growtown - And the Yola Dialect‎^[1]:
  Religion: chourch, priesth, parieshe, Gud, Messe, Cresst.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)