Messinstrument

German

Etymology

messen +‎ Instrument

Pronunciation

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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.

Related terms

• Laborinstrument

Further reading

• “Messinstrument” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache