"Mörser" meaning in German

See Mörser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmœrzər/, [ˈmœʁ.zɐ], [ˈmœɐ̯-] Audio: De-Mörser.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German mörser, mörsære, from Old High German morsāri, from Proto-West Germanic *morsārī, alternative form of *mortārī (“mortar”). Doublet of Mörtel. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|la}}, {{inh|de|gmh|mörser}} Middle High German mörser, {{inh|de|goh|morsāri}} Old High German morsāri, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*morsārī}} Proto-West Germanic *morsārī, {{doublet|de|Mörtel}} Doublet of Mörtel Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Mörser m (strong, genitive Mörsers, plural Mörser) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Mörsers [genitive], Mörser [plural], strong [table-tags], Mörser [nominative, singular], Mörser [definite, nominative, plural], Mörsers [genitive, singular], Mörser [definite, genitive, plural], Mörser [dative, singular], Mörsern [dative, definite, plural], Mörser [accusative, singular], Mörser [accusative, definite, plural], Mörsel [alternative, obsolete]
  1. mortar (vessel for crushing) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Mörser-de-noun-qH1ZOUEp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 43 47
  2. (loosely) mortar and pestle (Stößel) seen as a single tool Tags: broadly, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Mörser-de-noun-RN9GlrLf Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 43 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 53 39
  3. (weaponry) mortar (cannon for shells) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Mörser-de-noun-96ut0nUA Categories (other): Weapons, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Tools, Weapons Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 43 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 35 49 Disambiguation of Tools: 13 22 65 Disambiguation of Weapons: 5 4 91 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Feuermörser, Mörsergranate [feminine] Related terms: Mörtel

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "Mörsel",
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        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmœrzər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmœʁ.zɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmœɐ̯-]"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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