Messinstrument

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From messen +‎ Instrument.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Messinstrument n (strong, genitive Messinstrumentes or Messinstruments, plural Messinstrumente)

    1. measuring instrument, measuring device, measuring tool
      Synonyms: Messgerät, Messwerkzeug, Messapparat

    Declension

    Declension of Messinstrument [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Messinstrument die Messinstrumente
    genitive eines des Messinstrumentes, Messinstruments der Messinstrumente
    dative einem dem Messinstrument, Messinstrumente1 den Messinstrumenten
    accusative ein das Messinstrument die Messinstrumente

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Further reading

    • “Messinstrument”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)