messing
See also: Messing
English
Verb
messing
- present participle of mess
Further reading
- “Messing” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- messing mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
Danish
Etymology
From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.
Noun
messing c, n (singular definite messinget or messingen, not used in plural form)
Inflection
Declension of messing
| either gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | messing | messinget messingen |
| genitive | messings | messingets messingens |
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch messinc, further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.sɪŋ/
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Adjective
messing (not comparable)
Inflection
| Inflection of messing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | messing | |||
| inflected | messing | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | — | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | messing | ||
| n. sing. | messing | |||
| plural | messing | |||
| definite | messing | |||
| partitive | — | |||
Noun
messing n (uncountable)
Faroese
Alternative forms
- messingur
Etymology
From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.
Noun
messing f (genitive singular messingar, uncountable)
Declension
| f6s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | messing | messingin |
| Accusative | messing | messingina |
| Dative | messing | messingini |
| Genitive | messingar | messingarinnar |
Noun
messing n (genitive singular messings, uncountable)
- (rare) brass
Declension
| Declension of messing (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | messing | messingið |
| accusative | messing | messingið |
| dative | messingi | messinginum |
| genitive | messings | messingsins |
Derived terms
- messingarstaki
- messingartráður
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
messing m (definite singular messingen)
- brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²mɛsːɪŋ/
Noun
messing m (definite singular messingen)
- brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)
References
- “messing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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