meistr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh meistyr, from Old French maistre.

Noun

meistr m (plural meistri or meistriaid, feminine meistres)

1. master, lord
2. teacher, schoolmaster
3. mister
4. (education) masters

Derived terms

• côr-feistr (“choirmaster”)
• gradd meistr (“master's degree”)
• harbwrfeistr (“harbourmaster”)
• hen feistr (“old master”)
• meistr gwaith (“taskmaster”)
• meistrol (“masterly, masterful”)
• porthfeistr (“harbourmaster”)
• ysgolfeistr (“schoolmaster”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
meistr	feistr	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meistr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies