mästare
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish mæstare, mæster, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, mêster, from Old Saxon mêstar, from Old French maistre (French maître), from Latin magister.[1] Doublet of magister (“male teacher”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmästare c (feminine mästarinna)
- a master (expert at something)
- a master (a fully educated tradesman, no longer an apprentice or journeyman)
- a champion (winner of a competition)
Usage notes
edit- compounds are based on mäster-, which is also the title: goddag, mäster Andersson
Declension
editDeclension of mästare
Derived terms
edit- bagarmästare
- borgmästare
- distriktsmästare
- europamästare
- målarmästare
- mästerskap
- mästerverk
- murarmästare
- skomakarmästare
- sverigemästare
- världsmästare
Descendants
edit- → Finnish: mestari
See also
editReferences
edit- mästare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mästare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mästare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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