messing

See also: Messing

English

Verb

messing

  1. present participle of mess

Further reading
  • “Messing” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “messing”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

Danish

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.

Noun

messing c or n (singular definite messinget or messingen, not used in plural form)

  1. brass

Inflection
Declension of messing
either
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative messing messinget
messingen
genitive messings messingets
messingens

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch messinc, further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.sɪŋ/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

messing (not comparable)

  1. brazen, made of brass

Inflection
Inflection of messing
uninflected messing
inflected messing
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. messing
n. sing. messing
plural messing
definite messing
partitive

Noun

messing n (uncountable)

  1. brass

Faroese

Alternative forms
  • messingur

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.

Noun

messing f (genitive singular messingar, uncountable)

  1. brass

Declension
f6s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative messing messingin
Accusative messing messingina
Dative messing messingini
Genitive messingar messingarinnar

Noun

messing n (genitive singular messings, uncountable)

  1. (rare) brass

Declension
Declension of messing (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative messing messingið
accusative messing messingið
dative messingi messinginum
genitive messings messingsins

Derived terms
  • messingarstaki
  • messingartráður

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

messing m (definite singular messingen)

  1. brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mersing, messing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²mɛsːɪŋ/

Noun

messing m (definite singular messingen)

  1. brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)

References
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