-messig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from German -mäßig (“adjective-forming suffix meaning “in the manner of, relating to, or in accordance with””), from German Maß (“measure; manner”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk -messig, Danish -mæssig and Swedish -mässig (“adjective-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-mɛsːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛsːɪ
• Hyphenation: -mes‧sig

Suffix

-messig (neuter singular -messig, definite singular and plural -messige)

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, indicating resemblance to or characteristics associated with what the noun denotes.

   amatør (“amateur”) +‎ -messig (“resembling or characteristic of”) → amatørmessig (“amateurish”)

   by (“town, city”) +‎ -messig (“resembling or characteristic of”) → bymessig (“urban in character”)

2. Used to form adjectives meaning “relating to, concerning, or considered in terms of” a specified field, subject, or context.

   helse (“health”) +‎ -messig (“relating to or considered in terms of”) → helsemessig (“health-related; in terms of health”)

   tid (“time”) +‎ -s- (“interfix”) +‎ -messig (“relating to or considered in terms of”) → tidsmessig (“temporal; in terms of time”)

3. Used to form adjectives indicating conformity with specified rules, norms, obligations, or standards.

   forskrift (“regulation”) +‎ -s- (“interfix”) +‎ -messig (“in accordance with”) → forskriftsmessig (“in accordance with regulations”)

   stand (“social standing”) +‎ -s- (“interfix”) +‎ -messig (“in accordance with”) → standsmessig (“befitting one's social standing”)

4. Used to form adjectives indicating that something is based on, determined by, or proceeds according to what the noun denotes.

   skjønn (“discretion, judgement”) +‎ -s- (“interfix”) +‎ -messig (“based on or determined by”) → skjønnsmessig (“discretionary, based on judgement”)

   vane (“habit”) +‎ -messig (“based on or proceeding according to”) → vanemessig (“habitual”)

Derived terms

• amatørmessig (“amateurish”)
• bagatellmessig (“trivial, insignificant”)
• bymessig (“urban in character”)
• driftsmessig (“operational”)
• ernæringsmessig (“nutritional”)
• fabrikkmessig (“factory-like; industrially produced”)
• forfatningsmessig (“constitutional”)
• forretningsmessig (“businesslike; commercial”)
• forskriftsmessig (“in accordance with regulations”)
• følelsesmessig (“emotional; in emotional terms”)
• handelsmessig (“commercial; relating to trade”)
• helsemessig (“health-related”)
• hensiktsmessig (“appropriate, expedient”)
• kontraktsmessig (“contractual; in accordance with a contract”)
• landbruksmessig (“agricultural; in agricultural terms”)
• lovmessig (“lawful; governed by a law or regularity”)
• miljømessig (“environmental; in environmental terms”)
• organisasjonsmessig (“organizational”)
• pliktmessig (“perfunctory; done from duty”)
• regelmessig (“regular”)
• regnskapsmessig (“accounting-related”)
• rettmessig (“rightful, legitimate”)
• rutinemessig (“routine, routine-based”)
• samfunnsmessig (“societal”)
• sansemessig (“sensory; in sensory terms”)
• sesongmessig (“seasonal; in seasonal terms”)
• skjønnsmessig (“discretionary”)
• standsmessig (“befitting one's social standing”)
• tallmessig (“numerical; in numerical terms”)
• tidsmessig (“temporal; in terms of time”)
• vanemessig (“habitual”)
• værmessig (“weather-related”)
• yrkesmessig (“occupational, professional”)

See also

• -isk (“adjective-forming suffix”)
• -lig (“adjective-forming suffix”)

References

• “-messig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “-messig” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German -mäßig.

Suffix

-messig

1. used to turn nouns into adjectives, in the same manner as -mäßig in German.

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -messig

amatørmessig

driftsmessig

ernæringsmessig

fabrikkmessig

forretningsmessig

handelsmessig

helsemessig

hensiktsmessig

kjempemessig

kontraktsmessig

landbruksmessig

lovmessig

miljømessig

organisasjonsmessig

rettmessig

rutinemessig

sansemessig

sesongmessig

tidsmessig

yrkesmessig

• “-messig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.