Massel
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Yiddish מזל (mazel, “luck, destiny”), from medieval Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl). Related to vermasseln.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
Massel m or n (strong, genitive Massels, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Massel [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Italian massello (“ingot”).
Noun edit
Massel f (genitive Massel, plural Masseln)
Declension edit
Declension of Massel [feminine]
Further reading edit
- Massel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Massel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Massel_Glueck” in Duden online
- “Massel_Metallblock” in Duden online
- “Massel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon