kyndilsmessa

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kyndilmessa, kyndilsmessa, from Old English candelmæsse, with the first part remodelled after kyndill (Faroese kyndil (“torch”)); from Latin missa candēlārum. Compare Danish kyndelmisse, English Candlemas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰɪntɪlsˌmɛsːa/

Noun

kyndilsmessa f (genitive singular kyndilsmessu, plural kyndilsmessur)

  1. (Christianity) Candlemas, 2 February

Declension

Declension of kyndilsmessa (singular only)
f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative kyndilsmessa kyndilsmessan
accusative kyndilsmessu kyndilsmessuna
dative kyndilsmessu kyndilsmessuni
genitive kyndilsmessu kyndilsmessunnar

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From kyndill +‎ messa. Calque of Latin missa candelarum. Compare Old English Candelmæsse.

Noun

kyndilsmessa f

  1. (Christianity) Candlemas (February 2nd)

Declension

  Declension of kyndilsmessa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kyndilsmessa kyndilsmessan kyndilsmessur kyndilsmessurnar
accusative kyndilsmessu kyndilsmessuna kyndilsmessur kyndilsmessurnar
dative kyndilsmessu kyndilsmessunni kyndilsmessum kyndilsmessunum
genitive kyndilsmessu kyndilsmessunnar kyndilsmessna kyndilsmessnanna

Descendants

References

  • “kyndilsmessa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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