# Messias
## English
### Etymology

From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈsaɪ.əs/

### Proper noun

Messias
* (obsolete) The Messiah.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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.

### Anagrams

* Essaism, Massies, amisses

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌmɛˈsi.ɑs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧as

### Proper noun

Messias m
* (Christianity) Messiah, Jesus Christ

#### Derived terms

* Messiasgeheim

### See also

* messias

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Messīās from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās) from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmesːiɑs/, [ˈme̞s̠ːiɑ̝s̠]
* Rhymes: -esːiɑs
* Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧as

### Proper noun

Messias
* Messiah
    Synonyms: Vapahtaja, (Christianity) Kristus, Jeesus Kristus

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Messias (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Messiaani
accusative
nom.
Messiaani
gen.
Messiaani
genitive
Messiaani
partitive
Messiastani
inessive
Messiaassani
elative
Messiaastani
illative
Messiaaseeni
adessive
Messiaallani
ablative
Messiaaltani
allative
Messiaalleni
essive
Messiaanani
translative
Messiaakseni
abessive
Messiaattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Messiaasi
accusative
nom.
Messiaasi
gen.
Messiaasi
genitive
Messiaasi
partitive
Messiastasi
inessive
Messiaassasi
elative
Messiaastasi
illative
Messiaaseesi
adessive
Messiaallasi
ablative
Messiaaltasi
allative
Messiaallesi
essive
Messiaanasi
translative
Messiaaksesi
abessive
Messiaattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Messiaamme
accusative
nom.
Messiaamme
gen.
Messiaamme
genitive
Messiaamme
partitive
Messiastamme
inessive
Messiaassamme
elative
Messiaastamme
illative
Messiaaseemme
adessive
Messiaallamme
ablative
Messiaaltamme
allative
Messiaallemme
essive
Messiaanamme
translative
Messiaaksemme
abessive
Messiaattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Messiaanne
accusative
nom.
Messiaanne
gen.
Messiaanne
genitive
Messiaanne
partitive
Messiastanne
inessive
Messiaassanne
elative
Messiaastanne
illative
Messiaaseenne
adessive
Messiaallanne
ablative
Messiaaltanne
allative
Messiaallenne
essive
Messiaananne
translative
Messiaaksenne
abessive
Messiaattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Messiaansa
accusative
nom.
Messiaansa
gen.
Messiaansa
genitive
Messiaansa
partitive
Messiastaan Messiastansa
inessive
Messiaassaan Messiaassansa
elative
Messiaastaan Messiaastansa
illative
Messiaaseensa
adessive
Messiaallaan Messiaallansa
ablative
Messiaaltaan Messiaaltansa
allative
Messiaalleen Messiaallensa
essive
Messiaanaan Messiaanansa
translative
Messiaakseen Messiaaksensa
abessive
Messiaattaan Messiaattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* messiasusko

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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
### Further reading

* “Messias” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Messias” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “Messias” in Duden online

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from the Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mashíakh, “anointed”, “messiah”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /mesˈsiː.aːs/, [mɛs̠ˈs̠iːäːs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /mesˈsi.as/, [mesˈsiːäs]

### Proper noun

Messīās m sg (genitive Messīae); first declension
* the Messiah, Christ

#### Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

#### Descendants

* Catalan: messies
* → Dutch: Messias
* → English: Messias
* → Finnish: Messias
* → German: Messias
* → Irish: Meisias
* Italian: Messia
* → Middle English: Messyas, Messie, Messy, Messye, Messias
** English: Messiah, messiah, Messias
** Scots: Messiah
* → Portuguese: Messias
* → Spanish: Mesías

### 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
### Proper noun

Messias
* Alternative form of Messyas

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /meˈsi.ɐs/
* (Brazil) IPA: /meˈsi.ɐs/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /meˈsi.ɐʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /meˈsi.as/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɨˈsi.ɐʃ/
* Homophone: messias
* Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧as

### Proper noun

Messias m
* (religion) Messiah (the promised saviour of the Jewish people)

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Messias c (genitive Messias)
* Messiah

### References

* Messias in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Messias in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)