messing

See also: Messing

English

Verb

messing

1. present participle and gerund of mess

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Messing”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “messing”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Danish

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.

Noun

messing c or n (singular definite messinget or messingen, not used in plural form)

1. brass

Declension

Declension of messing

either gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	messing	messinget messingen
genitive	messings	messingets messingens

Further reading

• “messing” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “messing” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch messinc, from Proto-West Germanic *massing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.sɪŋ/

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Adjective

messing (not comparable)

1. brazen, made of brass

Declension

Declension of messing
uninflected	messing
inflected	messing
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		—
indefinite	m./f. sing.	messing
	n. sing.	messing
	plural	messing
definite		messing
partitive		—

Noun

messing n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. brass

   Synonym: geelkoper

   De oude kandelaar was gemaakt van messing.

   The old candlestick was made of brass.

   Messing wordt veel gebruikt voor het maken van muziekinstrumenten.

   Brass is commonly used for making musical instruments.

   De deurklink was prachtig versierd met messing.

   The door handle was beautifully decorated with brass.

Descendants

• → West Frisian: messing

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013), “masjinga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356

Faroese

Alternative forms

• messingur

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.

Noun

messing f (genitive singular messingar, uncountable)

1. brass

Declension

f6s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	messing	messingin
accusative	messing	messingina
dative	messing	messingini
genitive	messingar	messingarinnar

Noun

messing n (genitive singular messings, uncountable)

1. (rare) brass

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	messing	messingið
accusative	messing	messingið
dative	messingi	messinginum
genitive	messings	messingsins

Derived terms

• messingarstaki
• messingartráður

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

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Noun

messing m (definite singular messingen)

1. brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

messing

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Etymology

From Old Norse mersing, messing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɛsːɪŋ/

Noun

messing m (definite singular messingen)

1. brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)

References

• “messing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.