Messer – German noun declension

German noun forms of Messer

Noun: Messer
Gender: Neuter, Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Messer
Plural Messer

Definite

Singulardas; der Messer
Pluraldie Messer

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Messers
Plural Messer

Definite

Singulardes Messers
Pluralder Messer

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Messer
Plural Messern

Definite

Singulardem Messer
Pluralden Messern

Accusative

Indefinite

Singularein; einen Messer
Plural Messer

Definite

Singulardas; den Messer
Pluraldie Messer

Sample Sentences

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der.
3. Proto-Germanic *matiz
4. Proto-West Germanic *mati
5. Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.
6. Proto-Germanic *sahsą
7. Proto-West Germanic *sahs
8. Proto-West Germanic *matisahs
9. Old High German mezzisahs
10. Middle High German messer
11. German Messer
12. 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”).

Verbs referencing "Messer"

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