Polyglot Dictionary

Maß

/maːs/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Maße

Meaning

  1. measure, dimension

    • Die Maße des Zimmers sind klein.

      The room's dimensions are small.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

dimension

Maß primarily means "measure, measurement," and can also mean "dimension"; Dimension specifically means "dimension."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fita métrica

Close — a measuring tape relates to a measure, a dimension.

Portuguese

padrão

Close — a standard relates to a measure.

Practice

1 What does Maß mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Zimmers sind klein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Maß?

noun

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