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das Messer

noun · /ˈmɛsɐ/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German messer, mezzer, from Old High German mezzir, mezzeres, mezzirahs, mezzisahs (“knife”), from Proto-West Germanic *matisahs (“knife used for cutting food”).

Translation

  1. knife neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Messer Messer
Accusative Messer Messer
Dative Messer Messern
Genitive Messers Messer

der Messer

noun · /ˈmɛsɐ/ ·
Etymology

From the verb messen.

Translation

  1. agent noun of messen; measurer, surveyor masculine, strong
  2. agent noun of messen; gauge, meter masculine, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Messer Messer
Accusative Messer Messer
Dative Messer Messern
Genitive Messers Messer