Messwerk

German

Etymology

From messen +‎ Werk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsˌvɛʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Mess‧werk

Noun

Messwerk n (strong, genitive Messwerkes or Messwerks, plural Messwerke)

1. The core part of a measuring device that shows the result in a mechanical way, for example by moving a pointer.

Declension

Declension of Messwerk [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Messwerk	die	Messwerke
genitive	eines	des	Messwerkes, Messwerks	der	Messwerke
dative	einem	dem	Messwerk, Messwerke1	den	Messwerken
accusative	ein	das	Messwerk	die	Messwerke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Messwerk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Messwerk” in Duden online