"Maß" meaning in German

See Maß in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maːs/ Audio: De-Maß.ogg
Rhymes: -aːs Etymology: From Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Proto-West Germanic *mātu. Compare Dutch maat (“size, measure”), Old English met (“measure, amount, limit”). More at mete. Unrelated to Masse. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|māz}} Middle High German māz, {{inh|de|goh|māza}} Old High German māza, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*mātu}} Proto-West Germanic *mātu, {{cog|nl|maat||size, measure}} Dutch maat (“size, measure”), {{cog|ang|met||measure, amount, limit}} Old English met (“measure, amount, limit”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Maß n (strong, genitive Maßes, plural Maße) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Maßes [genitive], Maße [plural], strong [table-tags], Maß [nominative, singular], Maße [definite, nominative, plural], Maßes [genitive, singular], Maße [definite, genitive, plural], Maß [dative, singular], Maße [dative, singular], Maßen [dative, definite, plural], Maß [accusative, singular], Maße [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. size Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Maß-de-noun-zNy-hG89
  2. extent Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Maß-de-noun-K0pb3W9x Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 42 48 7
  3. measure (standard against which something can be judged) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Maß-de-noun-z52LgLJ6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 42 48 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 36 51 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 23 69 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mass [Liechtenstein, Switzerland], Maas, Maaß [obsolete], Masz [uncommon] Derived forms: maßgeblich, maßhaltig, mäßig, -mäßig, mäßigen, maßlos, maßstäbig, maßstäblich
Hyponyms: Ausmaß, Bogenmaß, Ebenmaß, Entfernungsmaß, Flächenmaß, Flüssigkeitsmaß, Gewichtsmaß, Gleichmaß, Gurtmaß, Handelsmaß, Hohlmaß, Holzmaß, Längsmaß, Litermaß, Quermaß, Raummaß, Trockenmaß, Versmaß, Volumenmaß, Winkelmaß, Zuverlässigkeitsmaß Related terms: Bemaßung, dermaßen, einiger Maaßen, einiger Maßen, einigermaßen, etwelchermaßen, Maßanalyse, Maßangabe, Maßanzug, Maßarbeit, Maßbezeichnung, Maßeinheit, Maßeinteilung, Maßgabe, maßgearbeitet, maßgebend, maßgerecht, maßgeschneidert, Maßhalteappell, maßhalten, Mäßigung, Maßkonfektion, Maßlieb, Maßliebchen, Maßlosigkeit, Maßnahme, Maßregel, maßregeln, Maßregelung, Maßreglung, Maßschneider, maßschneidern, Maßstab, Maßsystem, maßvoll, Maßwerk, Maßzahl, messen, sich anmaßen

Noun

IPA: /maːs/ Audio: De-Maß.ogg
Rhymes: -aːs Etymology: From Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Proto-West Germanic *mātu. Compare Dutch maat (“size, measure”), Old English met (“measure, amount, limit”). More at mete. Unrelated to Masse. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|māz}} Middle High German māz, {{inh|de|goh|māza}} Old High German māza, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*mātu}} Proto-West Germanic *mātu, {{cog|nl|maat||size, measure}} Dutch maat (“size, measure”), {{cog|ang|met||measure, amount, limit}} Old English met (“measure, amount, limit”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f,-:en}} Maß f (genitive Maß, plural Maß or Maßen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,-:en}} Forms: Maß [genitive], Maß [plural], Maßen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Maß [nominative, singular], Maß [definite, nominative, plural], Maßen [definite, nominative, plural], Maß [genitive, singular], Maß [definite, genitive, plural], Maßen [definite, genitive, plural], Maß [dative, singular], Maß [dative, definite, plural], Maßen [dative, definite, plural], Maß [accusative, singular], Maß [accusative, definite, plural], Maßen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Southern Germany) a litre/tankard of beer Tags: Southern-Germany, feminine
    Sense id: en-Maß-de-noun-H4niAO7W Categories (other): Southern German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mass [Liechtenstein, Switzerland], Maas, Maaß [obsolete], Masz [uncommon]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "maßgeblich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "maßhaltig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mäßig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-mäßig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mäßigen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "maßlos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "maßstäbig"
    },
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    {
      "form": "Maße",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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      "word": "Entfernungsmaß"
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    },
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      "word": "Flüssigkeitsmaß"
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      "word": "Gewichtsmaß"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "Gurtmaß"
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      "word": "Längsmaß"
    },
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      "word": "Litermaß"
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      "word": "Quermaß"
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      "word": "Raummaß"
    },
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      "word": "Trockenmaß"
    },
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      "word": "Versmaß"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Volumenmaß"
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      "word": "Winkelmaß"
    },
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      "word": "Zuverlässigkeitsmaß"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "einiger Maßen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "einigermaßen"
    },
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    },
    {
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      "word": "Maßanalyse"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "word": "Maßanzug"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "maßgeschneidert"
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      "word": "Maßhalteappell"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "Mäßigung"
    },
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      "word": "Maßkonfektion"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Maßlieb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Maßliebchen"
    },
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      "word": "Maßlosigkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Maßnahme"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Maßregel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "maßregeln"
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      "word": "Maßregelung"
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    },
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      "word": "maßschneidern"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Maßstab"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Maßsystem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "maßvoll"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Maßwerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Maßzahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "messen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sich anmaßen"
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      "id": "en-Maß-de-noun-zNy-hG89",
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        {
          "english": "Honesty is the true measure of a man.",
          "text": "Ehrlichkeit ist das wahre Maß eines Mannes.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Individualism, in contrast, wants to make the unshortened living space of the individual the measure of the social form of being, without consideration for equality or total utility.",
          "roman": "Der Individualismus will umgekehrt den ungekürzten Lebensraum des Individuums zum Maß der gesellschaftlichen Daseinsform machen, ohne Rücksicht auf Gleichheit und Gesamtnutzen.",
          "text": "1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 260",
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      "homophone": "Maas"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Liechtenstein",
        "Switzerland"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Maas"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Maaß"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Masz"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "lang": "German",
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  "pos": "noun",
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