-mas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mas"

English

Etymology

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.

Suffix

-mas

Indicates holidays or sacred days.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -mas

See also

feast day

Anagrams

'ams, A.M.s, AMS, ASM, MSA, S. Am., SAM, SMA, Sam, Sam., sam, sma

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