Is it der, die or das Meißel?

DER

Meißel

The correct article in German of Meißel is der. So it is der Meißel! (nominative case)

The word Meißel is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Meißel?

How does the declension of Meißel work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Meißel	die Meißel
Genitive	des Meißels	der Meißel
Dative	dem Meißel	den Meißeln
Akkusative	den Meißel	die Meißel

What is the meaning of Meißel in German?

Meißel is defined as:

[1] Tool that serves to concentrate the punch of a hammer on a very precise point

[1] Werkzeug, das dazu dient, die Schlagkraft eines Hammers auf einen sehr präzisen Punkt zu konzentrieren

How to use Meißel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Meißel with translations in English.

[1] Der Bildhauer konnte seinen Meißel einfach nicht finden.

[1] The sculptor just couldn't find his chisel

[1] „Ein Raum, ein Mann, ein riesiger Stein: 19 Tage lang war Mikes Poppe mit dem Fuß an einen Marmorblock gekettet und versuchte, sich mit Hammer und Meißel zu befreien.“

[1] "A room, a man, a huge stone: Mikes Poppe was chained to a marble block for 19 days and tried to free himself with a hammer and chisel"

[1] „Er gab zu, daß der Meißel des Praxiteles niemals etwas Vollkommeneres habe schaffen können.“

[1] "He admitted that the chisel of the practitioner could never have created anything more perfect"

Pictures or photos of Meißel

[1] Zwei Meißel