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Messer

Messer

See also: messer

German

Noun

Messer n ‎(genitive Messers, plural Messer)

  1. knife
Declension
Derived terms

See also

  • Kneif

Etymology 2

From the verb messen

Noun

Messer m ‎(genitive Messers, plural Messer)

  1. measurer, surveyor
  2. gauge, meter
Declension
Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Noun

Messer n ‎(plural Messeren)

  1. knife

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messer

See also: Messer

English

Noun

messer ‎(plural messers)

  1. Someone who messes; agent noun of mess

Italian

Etymology

Truncated form of messere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈsːɛ.r/

Noun

messer m ‎(plural messer)

  1. (obsolete) Form of address equivalent to signore

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

messer m, f

  1. indefinite plural of messe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

messer f

  1. indefinite plural of messe

Etymology

From Middle High German messer, mezzer, from Old High German mezzeres, mezzirahs, mezzisahs ‎(“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *matisahsą ‎(“knife”), from *matiz ‎(“food”) + *sahsą ‎(“knife, dagger”). Cognate with Old Saxon metisahs, mezas ‎(“knife”), West Frisian mês, Dutch mes ‎(“knife”), Old English meteseax ‎(“knife”). See also meat, sax.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛsɐ/

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