Christmas
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Inglese
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Nome proprio
Christmas sing (pl.: Christmases)
Pronuncia
- IPA: /ˈkɹɪsməs/
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Etimologia / Derivazione
composto da Christ ("Cristo") e da mass, propriamente "messa" ma con il senso allargato di "celebrazione", "festività liturgica", da cui, in senso letterale, "festività di Cristo"; il termine si ritrova già nell'inglese antico come Cristes mæsse o, successivamente (XIV secolo), come Cristesmæsse
Parole derivate
Varianti
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary
