мастер

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мастеръ (masterŭ, “Master of the Order”), from Old French maistre (maistre), from Latin magister (“master, chief, head”), from Latin magis (“more”), from magnus (“great”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag-no-, from Proto-Indo-European base *meg- (“great”). Cognate with Italian and Spanish maestro, French maître, German Meister, English master.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmasʲtʲɪr]
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Noun

ма́стер • (máster) m anim (genitive ма́стера, nominative plural мастера́, genitive plural мастеро́в, feminine мастери́ца)

master, craftsman, expert
foreman
repairman
(computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)

Declension

Declension of ма́стер (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg)

	singular	plural
nominative	ма́стер máster	мастера́^△ masterá^△
genitive	ма́стера mástera	мастеро́в masteróv
dative	ма́стеру másteru	мастера́м masterám
accusative	ма́стера mástera	мастеро́в masteróv
instrumental	ма́стером másterom	мастера́ми masterámi
prepositional	ма́стере mástere	мастера́х masteráx

△ Irregular.

Synonyms

(expert): профессиона́л (professionál), специали́ст (specialíst)
(wizard): помо́щник (pomóščnik)

Related terms

мастери́ца (masteríca)
мастеровой (masterovoj)
мастеро́к (masterók)
мастерска́я (masterskája)
мастерски (masterski)
мастерский (masterskij)
мастерской (masterskoj)
мастерство́ (masterstvó)
мастерить (masteritʹ)

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