mestre

See also: Mestre and mèstre

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Provençal maestre, from Latin magister, magistrum.

NounEdit

mestre m ‎(plural mestres, feminine mestra)

1. master
2. teacher

SynonymsEdit

• (teacher): professor

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DanishEdit

NounEdit

mestre c

1. plural indefinite of mester

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mɛstʁ/

EtymologyEdit

From Old French mestre.

NounEdit

mestre m ‎(plural mestres)

1. Archaic spelling of maître.
2. (nautical) A ship's mainmast with lateens as opposed to the mizzenmast.

AnagramsEdit

• mètres
• remets
• termes

External linksEdit

• “mestre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Alternative formsEdit

• mestere, mestrer

NounEdit

mestre m

1. indefinite plural of mester

Etymology 2Edit

From the noun mester

VerbEdit

mestre ‎(imperative mestr or mestre, present tense mestrer, passive mestres, simple past and past participle mestra or mestret, present participle mestrende)

1. to master (something)

See alsoEdit

• meistre (Nynorsk)

ReferencesEdit

• “mestre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin magister, magistrum.

NounEdit

mestre m ‎(oblique plural mestres, nominative singular mestre, nominative plural mestre)

1. Alternative form of maistre

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese meestre, from earlier maestre, via Old Provençal maestre or Old French maistre, from Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of maestro and magíster.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ/
• Hyphenation: mes‧tre

NounEdit

mestre m (plural mestres)

1. master