kyndilsmessa
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
kyndilsmessa f (genitive singular kyndilsmessu, plural kyndilsmessur)
- (Christianity) Candlemas, 2 February
Declension edit
| Declension of kyndilsmessa (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| f1s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kyndilsmessa | kyndilsmessan |
| accusative | kyndilsmessu | kyndilsmessuna |
| dative | kyndilsmessu | kyndilsmessuni |
| genitive | kyndilsmessu | kyndilsmessunnar |
Derived terms edit
- kyndilsmessuaftan (1 February)
- kyndilsmessubygd (village, where the people danced at Candlemas)
- kyndilsmessudagur (Candlemas day)
- kyndilsmessuknútur (19. January)
- kyndilsmessukúgv (cow which calves around Candlemas time)
- kyndilsmessukvøld (Candlemas evening)
- kyndilsmessulandsstýrið (Candlemas government formed on 2 February 2008)
- kyndilsmessumorgun (Candlemas morning)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From kyndill + messa. Calque of Latin missa candelarum.
Noun edit
kyndilsmessa f
- (Christianity) Candlemas (February 2nd)
Declension edit
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 edit
- Faroese: kyndilsmessa
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kyndelsmess, kyndelsmesse
- Norwegian Bokmål: kyndelsmess, kyndelsmesse
References edit
- “kyndilsmessa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press