mässa
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse messa, from Latin missa. Cognate with English mass, Dutch mis, German Messe, Danish messe, and Icelandic messa.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Homophone: messa
Noun
mässa c
- (Christianity) a mass
- an exhibition, an expo
- Jag viker en dag åt mässan.
- I am dedicating a day to the expo.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | mässa | mässas |
| definite | mässan | mässans | |
| plural | indefinite | mässor | mässors |
| definite | mässorna | mässornas |
Synonyms
- (mass): gudstjänst
- (expo): utställning
Related terms
- (mass): högmässa, mässfall
- (expo): branschmässa, mässhall
Verb
mässa (present mässar, preterite mässade, supine mässat, imperative mässa)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mässa | — | ||
| supine | mässat | — | ||
| imperative | mässa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | mässen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | mässar | mässade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | mässa | mässade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | mässe | mässade | — | — |
| present participle | mässande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.