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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
messen
- plural of mes
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mezzen, from Old High German mezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *metan.
Pronunciation
Verb
messen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present misst, past tense maß, past participle gemessen, past subjunctive mäße, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to measure (something)
- (reflexive) to compete
- sich mit jemandem messen ― to compete with someone
- (intransitive) to measure; to be a given size, height, width, length, etc.
Der Tisch misst 160 Zentimeter.- The table measures 160 centimeters.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
messen (class 5
strong, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
messen (class 5
strong, auxiliary
haben)
Related terms
Further reading
- “messen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “messen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “messen” in Duden online
- “messen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
metsz + -jen (personal suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: mes‧sen
Verb
messen
- third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of metsz
Middle English
Etymology 1
From a mixture of Old French messiier and Old English mæssian. Equivalent to messe (“mass”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
messen
- To hold Mass (the service) or the Eucharist (the sacrament)
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
From mes (“serving”) + -en (infinitival suffix), from Old French mes (“portion of food”), from Late Latin missum (“portion of food put on the table”). Compare Old English metsian (“to feed, supply provisions”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
messen
- To deliver food to a table; to serve up food.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Etymology 3
From masse + -en (plural ending).
Noun
messen
- plural of masse (“mass”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
messen m or f
- definite masculine singular of messe
Swedish
Noun
messen
- definite plural of mess
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