Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, mēster, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meistari m (genitive singular meistara, plural meistarar)

  1. master, foreman, master craftsman
  2. master practitioner, prof
  3. (sports) champion
  4. (biblical) teacher

Declension edit

Declension of meistari
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative meistari meistarin meistarar meistararnir
accusative meistara meistaran meistarar meistararnar
dative meistara meistaranum meistarum meistarunum
genitive meistara meistarans meistara meistaranna

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, mēster, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meistari m (genitive singular meistara, nominative plural meistarar)

  1. master

Declension edit

See also edit

Ingrian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meistari

  1. Alternative form of meisteri

Declension edit

Declension of meistari (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative meistari meistarit
genitive meistarin meistariin, meistariloin
partitive meistaria meistarija, meistariloja
illative meistarii meistarii, meistariloihe
inessive meistariis meistariis, meistarilois
elative meistarist meistariist, meistariloist
allative meistarille meistariille, meistariloille
adessive meistariil meistariil, meistariloil
ablative meistarilt meistariilt, meistariloilt
translative meistariks meistariiks, meistariloiks
essive meistarinna, meistariin meistariinna, meistariloinna, meistariin, meistariloin
exessive1) meistarint meistariint, meistariloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304