Maßstab

German

Alternative forms

Massstab (Switzerland)

Etymology

From Maß +‎ Stab

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmaːsʃtaːp]
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Noun

Maßstab m (genitive Maßstabs or Maßstabes, plural Maßstäbe)

scale (on a map)
measure, criterion

Declension

Declension of Maßstab

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Maßstab	die	Maßstäbe
genitive	eines	des	Maßstabes, Maßstabs	der	Maßstäbe
dative	einem	dem	Maßstab, Maßstabe¹	den	Maßstäben
accusative	einen	den	Maßstab	die	Maßstäbe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Descendants

Russian: масштаб (masštab)
Bulgarian: мащаб (maštab)

Further reading

Maßstab in Duden online

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