Messern
German, noun[ˈmɛsɐn]
Messern is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-N (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Messern is a German neuter noun meaning “dative plural of Messer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Messern mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdative plural of Messer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit einem Messer schneiden/bearbeiten 2. jemanden mit einem Messer umbringen oder angreifen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Messern
- messere present
- messerst present
- messert present
- messerte past
- messer! imperative singular
- messert! imperative plural
- gemessert participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- gemessert haben active infinitive perfect
- gemessert werden processual-passive infinitive present
- gemessert worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- gemessert sein statal-passive infinitive present
- gemessert gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu messern active extended infinitive
- gemessert zu haben active extended infinitive
- gemessert zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
- gemessert worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
- gemessert zu sein statal-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Messern?
- [ˈmɛsɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Messern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Messern in German?
Messern appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).