Maßstab
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]15th century, from Maß (“measure”) + Stab (“staff”). Compare Dutch maatstaf.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmaːsˌʃtaːp/, [ˈmaːsˌʃtaːp], (simplified also) [ˈmaːˌʃtaːp]
Audio (Berlin): (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Hyphenation: Maß‧stab
Noun
[edit]Maßstab m (strong, genitive Maßstabs or Maßstabes, plural Maßstäbe)
- measuring rod, yardstick, rule
- scale (of a map, model)
- im Maßstab 1:10 ― in scale 1:10
- measure, standard, criterion, yardstick
- unterschiedliche Maßstäbe ― different standards
- mit menschlichen Maßstäben ― on a human scale
- mit gleichen Maßstäben messen ― to use the same yardsticks
- mit zweierlei Maßstäben messen ― to operate double standards
Usage notes
[edit]- (measuring rod): Maßstab is the most general term, but not the most common. Stationary ones are usually called Messlatte, while foldable ones are called Zollstock (in southern Germany and Austria also Zollstab or Meterstab, and in Switzerland Doppelmeter or Klappmeter).
Declension
[edit]Declension of Maßstab [masculine, strong]