Polyglot Dictionary

Messer

/ˈmɛsɐ/

das noun A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Messer

Meaning

  1. knife

    • Sie schnitt das Brot mit einem scharfen Messer.

      She cut the bread with a sharp knife.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

couteau

couteau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "knife."

Portuguese

faca

faca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "knife."

Practice

1 What does Messer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie schnitt das Brot mit einem scharfen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Messer?

See also

noun

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