messer

See also: Messer

English

Etymology 1

From mess +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

messer (plural messers)

1. Someone or something who messes.

Derived terms

• messer-abouter
• messer-upper

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian messer, which is itself a truncated form of messere. Doublet of monsieur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈsɛə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

messer (plural messers)

1. (obsolete, of an Italian person) Form of address equivalent to signore.

Etymology 3

From German Messer.

Noun

messer (plural messers)

1. A single-edged sword with a knife-like hilt.

Italian

Etymology

Truncated form of messere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mesˈsɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Hyphenation: mes‧sèr

Noun

messer m

1. (obsolete) form of address equivalent to signore

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German messer, from Old High German mezzisahs, from Proto-West Germanic *matisahs (“food knife”).

Noun

messer n

1. knife

References

• “messer” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

messer m or f

1. indefinite plural of messe

Verb

messer

1. present of messe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

messer f

1. indefinite plural of messe