Messias
English
Etymology
From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈsaɪ.əs/
Proper noun
Messias
- (obsolete) The Messiah.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, John 4:25:
- I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ.
- 1633, Joseph Hall, A paraphrase upon the hard texts of Scripture
- I am not one that is suddenly and unexpectedly started forth into the world, but that very Messias who from the beginning of the world was foretold and forepromised to mankind.
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛˈsi.ɑs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧as
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Messīās from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās) from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmesːiɑs/, [ˈme̞s̠ːiɑs̠]
- Rhymes: -esːiɑs
- Syllabification(key): Mes‧si‧as
Declension
Inflection of Messias (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Messias | — | |
genitive | Messiaan | — | |
partitive | Messiasta | — | |
illative | Messiaaseen | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Messias | — | |
accusative | nom. | Messias | — |
gen. | Messiaan | ||
genitive | Messiaan | — | |
partitive | Messiasta | — | |
inessive | Messiaassa | — | |
elative | Messiaasta | — | |
illative | Messiaaseen | — | |
adessive | Messiaalla | — | |
ablative | Messiaalta | — | |
allative | Messiaalle | — | |
essive | Messiaana | — | |
translative | Messiaaksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Messiaatta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of Messias (type vieras) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Messiaani | Messiaamme |
2nd person | Messiaasi | Messiaanne |
3rd person | Messiaansa |
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛˈsiːas/
Audio (file)
Noun
Messias m (strong, genitive Messias, plural Messiasse)
- (Christianity) The Messiah / messiah (Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Christ).
- Any other person believed or claiming to be the Messiah / messiah.
- (figurative) A messiah or messiah-like figure.
Declension
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh, “anointed”, “messiah”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mesˈsiː.aːs/, [mɛs̠ˈs̠iːäːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mesˈsi.as/, [mesˈsiːäs]
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Messīās |
Genitive | Messīae |
Dative | Messīae |
Accusative | Messīān Messīam |
Ablative | Messīā |
Vocative | Messīā |
Descendants
References
- “Messīas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Messias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Middle English
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).