Polyglot Dictionary

Messing

/ˈmɛsɪŋ/

das noun B2

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

Meaning

  1. brass

    • Der Türgriff war aus Messing.

      The door handle was made of brass.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

laiton

laiton is the French word for the same thing — both mean "brass."

Portuguese

latão

latão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brass."

Practice

1 What does Messing mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Türgriff war aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Messing?

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