Messer

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English

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Etymology

Two main origins:

  • Borrowed from German Messer (“knife”), a metonymic occupational surname for a cutler.
  • An English occupational surname for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, from Old French messier (“harvest warden”).

Proper noun

Messer (plural Messers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Messer is the 1769th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20306 individuals. Messer is most common among White (93.73%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛsɐ/
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Etymology 1

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”).

Noun

Messer n (strong, genitive Messers, plural Messer, diminutive Messerchen n or Messerlein n)

  1. knife
Declension
Declension of Messer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Messer die Messer
genitive eines des Messers der Messer
dative einem dem Messer den Messern
accusative ein das Messer die Messer
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

From the verb messen.

Noun

Messer m (strong, genitive Messers, plural Messer)

  1. agent noun of messen
    1. measurer, surveyor
    2. gauge, meter
Declension
Declension of Messer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Messer die Messer
genitive eines des Messers der Messer
dative einem dem Messer den Messern
accusative einen den Messer die Messer
Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Messer n (plural Messer or Messre, diminutive Messerche)

  1. knife

Etymology 2

Noun

Messer m (plural Messer)

  1. gauge, meter

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Messer n (plural Messeren, diminutive Messerchen)

  1. knife

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Messer, Dutch mes.

Noun

Messer n (plural Messer)

  1. knife
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