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.