German

Noun

Messen

1. plural of Messe

Dutch

Noun

messen

1. Plural form of mes

German

Etymology

From Old High German mezzen, from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsn̩/, /ˈmɛsən/

Verb

messen ‎(class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present misst, past tense maß, past participle gemessen, past subjunctive mäße, auxiliary haben)

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.

Conjugation

Related terms

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• messa

Noun

messen m, f

1. definite masculine singular of messe