Messer

See also: messer

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛsɐ/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German messer, mezzer, from Old High German mezzeres, mezzirahs, mezzisahs (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *matisahsą (“knife used for cutting food”), from *matiz (“food”) + *sahsą (“knife, dagger”).

Noun

Messer n (genitive Messers, plural Messer)

  1. knife
Declension
Declension of Messer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Messer die Messer
genitive eines des Messers der Messer
dative einem dem Messer den Messern
accusative ein das Messer die Messer
Derived terms

See also
  • Kneif

Etymology 2

From the verb messen.

Noun

Messer m (genitive Messers, plural Messer)

  1. agent noun of messen
    1. measurer, surveyor
    2. gauge, meter
Declension
Declension of Messer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Messer die Messer
genitive eines des Messers der Messer
dative einem dem Messer den Messern
accusative einen den Messer die Messer
Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmæsɐ/

Noun

Messer n (plural Messeren, diminutive Messerchen)

  1. knife

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Messer, Dutch mes.

Noun

Messer n (plural Messer)

  1. knife
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