messing
See also: Messing
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]messing
- present participle and gerund of mess
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Messing”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “messing”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.
Noun
[edit]messing c or n (singular definite messinget or messingen, not used in plural form)
Declension
[edit]| either gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | messing | messinget messingen |
| genitive | messings | messingets messingens |
Further reading
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch messinc, from Proto-West Germanic *massing.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]messing (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of messing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | messing | |||
| inflected | messing | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | — | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | messing | ||
| n. sing. | messing | |||
| plural | messing | |||
| definite | messing | |||
| partitive | — | |||
Noun
[edit]messing n (uncountable, no diminutive)
- brass
- Synonym: geelkoper
- De oude kandelaar was gemaakt van messing.
- The old candlestick was made of brass.
- Messing wordt veel gebruikt voor het maken van muziekinstrumenten.
- Brass is commonly used for making musical instruments.
- De deurklink was prachtig versierd met messing.
- The door handle was beautifully decorated with brass.
Descendants
[edit]- → West Frisian: messing
References
[edit]- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “masjinga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356
Faroese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.
Noun
[edit]messing f (genitive singular messingar, uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| f6s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | messing | messingin |
| accusative | messing | messingina |
| dative | messing | messingini |
| genitive | messingar | messingarinnar |
Noun
[edit]messing n (genitive singular messings, uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| n3s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | messing | messingið |
| accusative | messing | messingið |
| dative | messingi | messinginum |
| genitive | messings | messingsins |
Derived terms
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]
Noun
[edit]messing m (definite singular messingen)
- brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse mersing, messing.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]messing m (definite singular messingen)
- brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)
References
[edit]- “messing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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