maestro
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister and master.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maestro (plural maestros or maestri)
- A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
- 1992, Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, and Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in The Chronic, Death Row Records, performed by Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg):
- 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 CentralEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish maestro.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maestro (feminine maestra)
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish maestro.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maestro (feminine maestra)
- a male teacher, professor, or faculty member
- (derogatory) an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical
VerbEdit
maestro
- 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
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:maestro.
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
maestro
DeclensionEdit
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 | |
instructive | — | maestroin | |
abessive | maestrotta | maestroitta | |
comitative | — | maestroineen |
Possessive forms of maestro (type palvelu) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | maestroni | maestromme |
2nd person | maestrosi | maestronne |
3rd person | maestronsa |
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of maître, which was inherited.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maestro m (plural maestros)
Further readingEdit
- “maestro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
InterlinguaEdit
NounEdit
maestro (plural maestros)
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of mastro.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /maˈɛ.stro/, /maˈe.stro/[1]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstro, -estro
- Hyphenation: ma‧è‧stro, ma‧é‧stro
NounEdit
maestro m (plural maestri, feminine maestra)
- teacher (male) (primary school)
- master (male)
- mast
- (music) conductor
- Synonym: direttore d'orchestra
- wright
- (meteorology) mistral (maestrale wind)
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AdjectiveEdit
maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestri, feminine plural maestre)
- proficient, accomplished, expert
- main, most important
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
All are borrowed.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ maestro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
AnagramsEdit
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian maestro.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maestro m pers
- maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)
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Further readingEdit
- maestro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- maestro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of mestre, magíster, and máster.
NounEdit
maestro m (plural maestros)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maèstro m (Cyrillic spelling маѐстро)
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SpanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- maeso (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of magíster, borrowed from Latin, and máster, borrowed from English.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestra, feminine plural maestras)
- (especially Latin America) teacher
- Synonym: profesor
- master
- (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker
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AdjectiveEdit
maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestros, feminine plural maestras)
Derived termsEdit
- amaestrar
- jugada maestra (“masterstroke, blinder”)
- llave maestra
- maestría
- maestro de ceremonias
- mente maestra
- obra maestra
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DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “maestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish maestro.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maestro (feminine maestra)
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian maestro.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maestro (definite accusative maestroyu, plural maestrolar)
DeclensionEdit
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 |