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Messing

Messing

See also: messing

German

Noun

Messing n ‎(genitive Messings, no plural)

  1. brass

Declension

Derived terms

messing

messing

See also: Messing

English

Verb

messing

  1. present participle of mess

Danish

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German.

Noun

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

  1. brass

Inflection

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • messingur

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German.

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

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

Noun

messing m ‎(definite singular messingen)

  1. brass (alloy, as above)

Etymology

Middle High German messinc, perhaps derived from Ancient Greek Μοσσύνοικοι ‎(Mossúnoikoi, “Mossynoeci”), the name of an ancient people connected with metallurgy; or alternatively from Latin, Old High German massa ‎(“lump (of metal)”).
Compare Saterland Frisian Mäsken ‎(“brass”).

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