mäster

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mæstare, mæster from Middle Low German meister, mēster, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister. Doublet of mästare and magister.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛstɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛstɛr

Noun

mäster c (indeclinable)

1. (historical) Master, an older title of address
2. (in compounds) of highest class

Usage notes

• The usual word for master in Swedish is mästare, but mäster is found in many compounds.
• As it is only used as a title or in compounds, it is indeclinable.

Derived terms

• mästerkock
• mästerlig
• mästerskap
• mästerstycke
• mästersång
• mästersångare
• mästerverk

Related terms

• mästare

References

• mäster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• smärte