messen

See also: Messen and meßen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛsən

Noun

messen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of mes

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German mezzen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsn̩/, /ˈmɛsən/

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Verb

1. (transitive) to measure (something)
2. (reflexive) to compete

   sich mit jemandem messen — “to compete with someone”

3. (intransitive) to measure; to be a given size, height, width, length, etc.

   Der Tisch misst 160 Zentimeter.

   The table measures 160 centimeters.

Related terms

• vermessen
• Messer (2)
• abmessen
• ausmessen
• Maß
• bemessen
• einmessen

Further reading

• “messen” in Duden online

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

• metsszen

Etymology

metsz +‎ -jen (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛʃːɛn]
• Hyphenation: mes‧sen

Verb

messen

1. third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of metsz

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From a mixture of Old French messiier and Old English mæssian. Equivalent to messe (“mass”) +‎ -en (“infinitival ending”).

Alternative forms

• massen, meassen, massy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsən/

Verb

messen

2. To hold Mass (the service) or the Eucharist (the sacrament)

Conjugation

Conjugation of messen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) messen, messe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	messe	messed
2nd-person singular	messest	messedest
3rd-person singular	messeth	messed
subjunctive singular	messe
imperative singular		—
plural1	messen, messe	messeden, messede
imperative plural	messeth, messe	—
participles	messynge, messende	messed, ymessed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: mass (obsolete)

References

• “messen (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.

Etymology 2

From mes (“serving”) +‎ -en (“infinitival ending”).

Alternative forms

• messe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsən/

Verb

messen

2. To deliver food to a table; to serve up food.

Conjugation

Conjugation of messen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) messen, messe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	messe	messed
2nd-person singular	messest	messedest
3rd-person singular	messeth	messed
subjunctive singular	messe
imperative singular		—
plural1	messen, messe	messeden, messede
imperative plural	messeth, messe	—
participles	messynge, messende	messed, ymessed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: mess

References

• “messen (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.

Etymology 3

From masse +‎ -en (“plural ending”).

Noun

messen

1. plural of masse (“mass”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• messa

Noun

messen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of messe