Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈmisa/

Line drawing of misa
Coloured illustration of misa
#3150 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

Mass

Word origin

From Late Latin missa, from the dismissal formula 'Ite, missa est' spoken at the end of the service.

Origin
Latin
Root
missa
English cognates
Mass, mission, dismiss

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralmisas

Examples

.

We go to Mass every Sunday.

concurrida.

Midnight Mass is very well attended.

latín.

The priest celebrated Mass in Latin.

.

After Mass we had coffee with the neighbours.

Encendió .

She lit a candle before Mass began.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 63.