Massel

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmasl̩]

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• Hyphenation: Mas‧sel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish מזל (mazel, “luck, destiny”), from medieval Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl). Related to vermasseln.

Alternative forms

• Masen, Masel (Austria)

Noun

Massel m or n (strong, genitive Massels, no plural)

1. (colloquial, dated) undeserved, unexpected luck

Declension

Declension of Massel [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Massel
genitive	eines	des	Massels
dative	einem	dem	Massel
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Massel

Related terms

• vermasseln

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian massello (“ingot”).

Noun

Massel f (genitive Massel, plural Masseln)

1. cast block of metal

Declension

Declension of Massel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Massel	die	Masseln
genitive	einer	der	Massel	der	Masseln
dative	einer	der	Massel	den	Masseln
accusative	eine	die	Massel	die	Masseln

Further reading

• Massel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Massel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Massel_Glueck” in Duden online
• “Massel_Metallblock” in Duden online
• “Massel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon