magistral
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French magistral, and its source, Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master”). Doublet of mistral.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
magistral (comparative more magistral, superlative most magistral)
- Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative. [from 16th c.]
- 1928, Hart Crane, letter, 16 September:
- [Y]ou live on a magistral hill in a venerable mansion, not to speak of governmental rations.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 889:
- Toby opened the game with a magistral flourish.
- 1928, Hart Crane, letter, 16 September:
- (obsolete, pharmacology) Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective. [16th–17th c.]
- (pharmacology) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines. [from 16th c.]
Noun edit
magistral (countable and uncountable, plural magistrals)
- (pharmacology) A sovereign medicine or remedy.
- (countable) A magistral line.
- (chiefly uncountable) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin magistrālis. Doublet of mestral.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
magistral m or f (masculine and feminine plural magistrals)
Further reading edit
- “magistral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian магистраль (magistralʹ), from Latin magistralis, itself from magister.
Noun edit
magistral
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | magistral | magistraller |
genitive | magistralniñ | magistrallerniñ |
dative | magistralge | magistrallerge |
accusative | magistralni | magistrallerni |
locative | magistralde | magistrallerde |
ablative | magistralden | magistrallerden |
Adjective edit
magistral
References edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin magistrālis, itself from magister. Doublet of mistral.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
magistral (feminine magistrale, masculine plural magistraux, feminine plural magistrales)
- (relational) master; magistral
- ex cathedra
- (figuratively) remarkable, masterful
- (figuratively) resounding, sound
- Il s’est planté d’une façon magistrale. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “magistral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French magistral.
Adjective edit
magistral m or n (feminine singular magistrală, masculine plural magistrali, feminine and neuter plural magistrale)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | magistral | magistrală | magistrali | magistrale | ||
definite | magistralul | magistrala | magistralii | magistralele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | magistral | magistrale | magistrali | magistrale | ||
definite | magistralului | magistralei | magistralilor | magistralelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin magistrālis, itself from magister. Doublet of maestral and mistral.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
magistral m or f (masculine and feminine plural magistrales)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “magistral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014