mestre
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan maestre, from Latin magister, magistrum.
Noun
mestre m (plural mestres, feminine mestra)
Synonyms
- (teacher): professor
Danish
Noun
mestre c
- plural indefinite of mester
French
Etymology
From Old French mestre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛstʁ/
Noun
mestre m (plural mestres)
- Archaic spelling of maître.
- (nautical) A ship's mainmast with lateens as opposed to the mizzenmast.
Further reading
- “mestre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
mestre m
- indefinite plural of mester
Etymology 2
From the noun mester
Verb
mestre (imperative mestr or mestre, present tense mestrer, passive mestres, simple past and past participle mestra or mestret, present participle mestrende)
- to master (something)
See also
- meistre (Nynorsk)
References
- “mestre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin magister, magistrum.
Noun
mestre m (oblique plural mestres, nominative singular mestre, nominative plural mestre)
- Alternative form of maistre
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese meestre, from earlier maestre, via Old Occitan maestre or Old French maistre, from Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of maestro and magíster.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ/
- Hyphenation: mes‧tre
Noun
mestre m (plural mestres)
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