Messwein
German, noun/ˈmɛsˌvaɪ̯n/
Messwein is spelled M-E-S-S-W-E-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Messwein is a German masculine noun meaning “sacramental wine, Communion wine, altar wine (wine obtained from grapes and intended for use in celebration of the Eucharist)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für die Eucharistiefeier bestimmter Wein”.
What does Messwein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesacramental wine, Communion wine, altar wine (wine obtained from grapes and intended for use in celebration of the Eucharist)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. für die Eucharistiefeier bestimmter Wein
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 Messwein
- Messweines genitive
- Messweins genitive
- Messweine plural
- Messweinen dative definite plural
- Meßwein alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Messwein?
- /ˈmɛsˌvaɪ̯n/
- [ˈmɛsˌvaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Messwein in German?
Messwein appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).