Russian edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from French messe. Compare also Italian messa, German Messe. All from Latin missa (dismissed), from ite, missa est (go, (the assembly) is dismissed), last words of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ме́сса (méssaf inan (genitive ме́ссы, nominative plural ме́ссы, genitive plural месс)

  1. (Christianity) mass

Declension edit