different between messing vs fessing

English

Verb

messing

1. present participle of mess

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Messing”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “messing”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Danish

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.

Noun

messing c or n (singular definite messinget or messingen, not used in plural form)

1. brass

Declension

Further reading

• “messing” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “messing” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch messinc, from Proto-Germanic *masjinga-, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly related to Latin massa (“mass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?.s??/

Adjective

messing (not comparable)

1. brazen, made of brass

Inflection

Noun

messing n (uncountable)

1. brass

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) , “masjinga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ?ISBN, page 356

Faroese

Alternative forms

• messingur

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.

Noun

messing f (genitive singular messingar, uncountable)

1. brass

Declension

Noun

messing n (genitive singular messings, uncountable)

1. (rare) brass

Declension

Derived terms

• messingarstaki
• messingartráður

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

messing m (definite singular messingen)

1. brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mersing, messing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²m?s???/

Noun

messing m (definite singular messingen)

1. brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)

References

• “messing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Verb

fessing

1. present participle of fess