Maßnahme German · revision 35097

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈmaːsnaːmə/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Maßnahme''' ''f'' (genitive Maßnahme, plural Maßnahmen)^(Wiktionary)

+ In Switzerland it is written ''Massnahme''.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed in the 19th century [[af|de|Maß|nehmen]], as an abstract noun to the phrase “to take measure”, like the older [[Maßnehmung]] (18th century).^(Kluge 2011|606)^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Wiktionary DE)^(Wiktionary) Kluge takes the first part here in the sense “rule, regulation”, as in [[maßgebend]]; the noun itself comes from [[messen]].^(Kluge 2011|606)^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The related ''Maßregel'' “guideline, rule” dates from the 18th century, and ''Maßstab'' from the 15th, used for a standard of judgement from the 17th.^(Pfeifer 1993) The Duden glosses ''Maßnahme'' as “regulation, provision”.^(Duden 7 2020|538)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 18th century – ''Maßnehmung'' and ''Maßregel''.^(Pfeifer 1993)

+ * 19th century – ''Maßnahme''.^(Kluge 2011|606)^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Duden 7 2020|538)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|measure]], an action or rule meant to bring about a particular result: ''Die Stadt plant neue Maßnahmen gegen den Lärm.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A [[m|en|sanction]] or step taken against someone.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Maß]]

+ * [[messen]]

+ * [[nehmen]]

+ * [[Maßregel]]

+ * [[Maßstab]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ The usual verbs with it are ''Maßnahmen ergreifen'', ''treffen'' and ''einleiten''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==References==

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