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-mas

-mas suffix: indicates holidays or sacred days.

Suffix

-mas

  1. Indicates holidays or sacred days.

Origin of -mas

From Middle English -masse, -messe, from Old English -mæsse, the second element in several ritual and holiday names (e.g. Candelmæsse, Cristes mæsse, hlāfmæsse, etc.), from Old English mæsse (“the mass, church festival”). Compare Dutch mis, German Messe, Danish messe, Swedish mässa, Icelandic messa.

Questions about -mas

What does -mas mean?
-mas means indicates holidays or sacred days.
What part of speech is -mas?
-mas is a suffix.

Words near -mas in the dictionary

  1. -manship
  2. -manships
  3. -mantadine
  4. -mantic
  5. -mar-
  6. -mas
  7. -mastia
  8. -mastix
  9. -mate
  10. -mates
  11. -max

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