mäster
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
mäster c (indeclinable)
- (historical) Master, an older title of address
- (in compounds) of highest class
Usage notes edit
- 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.