meister
English
Etymology
From German Meister (“master, highly skilled tradesman; champion”), from Old High German meistar, from Latin magister, whence also English master, mister, magister, and maestro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
meister (plural meisters)
- A person of great skill or authority in a particular field
- 2009 January 20, Natalie Angier, “In ‘Geek Chic’ and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science”, in New York Times[1]:
- The designated leaders so far include superstars like Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate, and Eric Lander, genome meister.
Derived terms
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯stɐ/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
meister
- inflection of viel:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular superlative degree
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular superlative degree
- strong genitive plural superlative degree
Adjective
meister
- inflection of meist:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular
- strong genitive plural
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛɪːstər/
Noun
meister m (definite singular meisteren, indefinite plural meistrar, definite plural meistrane)
Derived terms
- meistra/meistre
- verdsmeister
- meisterskap
See also
- mester (Bokmål)
References
- “meister” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.