EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin magister (“a master, chief, head, superior, director, teacher, etc.”), from magis (“more or great”) + -ter.
NounEdit
magister (plural magisters)
- Master; sir: -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
- The possessor of a master's degree.
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TranslationsEdit
The possessor of a master's degree
External linksEdit
- magister in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- magister in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From magis (“more or great”) + *-tero-. Compare minister.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
magister m (genitive magistrī); second declension
- teacher.
- master; a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
DeclensionEdit
Second declension, nominative singular in -er.
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | magister | magistrī |
| genitive | magistrī | magistrōrum |
| dative | magistrō | magistrīs |
| accusative | magistrum | magistrōs |
| ablative | magistrō | magistrīs |
| vocative | magister magistre |
magistrī |
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NorwegianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
magister
- The possessor of the academic degree of magister, an historical equivalent of the doctorate (1479–1845 and 1921–2003)
RomanschEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
magister m (plural magisters)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) male teacher
SynonymsEdit
Coordinate termsEdit
- (in terms of gender): magistra