meistari

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, mēster, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmaiʃtaɹɪ]

Noun

meistari m (genitive singular meistara, plural meistarar)

1. master, foreman, master craftsman
2. master practitioner, prof
3. (sports) champion
4. (biblical) teacher

Declension

m1	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	meistari	meistarin	meistarar	meistararnir
Accusative	meistara	meistaran	meistarar	meistararnar
Dative	meistara	meistaranum	meistarum	meistarunum
Genitive	meistara	meistarans	meistara	meistaranna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, mēster, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmeistaːrɪ/

  Rhymes: -eistaːrɪ

Noun

meistari m (genitive singular meistara, plural meistarar)

1. master

Declension

declension of meistari

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	meistari	meistarinn	meistarar	meistararnir
accusative	meistara	meistarann	meistara	meistarana
dative	meistara	meistaranum	meisturum	meisturunum
genitive	meistara	meistarans	meistara	meistaranna

See also

• meistaraverk
• æfingin skapar meistarann