maestro
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister.
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Noun edit
maestro (plural maestros or maestri)
- (chiefly music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
- 1992, “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg), Death Row Records:
- You've never been on a ride like this before; with a producer who can rap and control the maestro.
- (slang) A gang elder in prison.
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Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish maestro.
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Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish maestro.
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maéstro (feminine maestra, Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
- a male teacher, professor, or faculty member
- (derogatory) an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical
Verb edit
maéstro (Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
- to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher
- (derogatory) to promote something illegal or unethical
- (derogatory) to be an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:maestro.
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian maestro.
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maestro
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Inflection of maestro (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | maestro | maestrot | ||
genitive | maestron | maestrojen maestroiden maestroitten | ||
partitive | maestroa | maestroja maestroita | ||
illative | maestroon | maestroihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | maestro | maestrot | ||
accusative | nom. | maestro | maestrot | |
gen. | maestron | |||
genitive | maestron | maestrojen maestroiden maestroitten | ||
partitive | maestroa | maestroja maestroita | ||
inessive | maestrossa | maestroissa | ||
elative | maestrosta | maestroista | ||
illative | maestroon | maestroihin | ||
adessive | maestrolla | maestroilla | ||
ablative | maestrolta | maestroilta | ||
allative | maestrolle | maestroille | ||
essive | maestrona | maestroina | ||
translative | maestroksi | maestroiksi | ||
abessive | maestrotta | maestroitta | ||
instructive | — | maestroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “maestro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum. Doublet of magister, borrowed from Latin, maître, inherited from Latin, and master, borrowed from English.
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Noun edit
maestro m (plural maestros)
Further reading edit
- “maestro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch maestro, from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and mester.
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maestro (plural maestro-maestro, first-person possessive maestroku, second-person possessive maestromu, third-person possessive maestronya)
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- “maestro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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maestro (plural maestros)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin magistrum. Doublet of mastro.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /maˈɛ.stro/, /maˈe.stro/[1]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstro, -estro
- Hyphenation: ma‧è‧stro, ma‧é‧stro
Noun edit
maestro m (plural maestri, feminine maestra)
- teacher (primary school)
- master
- mast
- (music) conductor
- Synonym: direttore d'orchestra
- wright
- (meteorology) mistral (maestrale wind)
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maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestri, feminine plural maestre)
- proficient, accomplished, expert
- main, most important
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References edit
- ^ maestro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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- maèstro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- maèstro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of magister, majster, metr, and mistrz.
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maestro m pers
- maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian maestro.[1][2] Doublet of mestre, magíster, máster, and míster.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro
Noun edit
maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestrina, feminine plural maestrinas)
References edit
- ^ “maestro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “maestro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Serbo-Croatian edit
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Noun edit
maèstro m (Cyrillic spelling маѐстро)
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin magistrum. Doublet of magíster, borrowed from Latin, and máster, borrowed from English.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /maˈestɾo/ [maˈes.t̪ɾo]
- IPA(key): /ˈmaestɾo/ [ˈma.es.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -aestɾo
- Syllabification: ma‧es‧tro
Noun edit
maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestra, feminine plural maestras)
- master
- (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker
- (especially Latin America) a male teacher
- Synonym: profesor
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maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestros, feminine plural maestras)
Derived terms edit
- amaestrar
- jugada maestra (“masterstroke, blinder”)
- llave maestra
- maestría
- maestro de aja
- maestro de armas
- maestro de balanza
- maestro de caballería
- maestro de ceremonias
- maestro de coches
- maestro de esgrima
- maestro de hacha
- maestro de hostal
- maestro de llagas
- maestro de novicios
- maestro de obras
- maestro de postas
- maestro de ribera
- maestro en artes
- mente maestra
- obra maestra
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Further reading edit
- “maestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum. Compare Kapampangan mestru and English master.
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Noun edit
maestro (feminine maestra, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
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Further reading edit
- “maestro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 402: “Maeſtro) Mayſto (pp) C, de eſcuela o de enseñar”
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian maestro.
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Noun edit
maestro (definite accusative maestroyu, plural maestrolar)
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Inflection | ||
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Nominative | maestro | |
Definite accusative | maestroyu | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | maestro | maestrolar |
Definite accusative | maestroyu | maestroları |
Dative | maestroya | maestrolara |
Locative | maestroda | maestrolarda |
Ablative | maestrodan | maestrolardan |
Genitive | maestronun | maestroların |