meester

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch meester, from Middle Dutch mêester, from Old Dutch *mēster, from Vulgar Latin *maester, from Latin magister.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

meester (plural meesters)

  1. A master.

Derived terms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch mêester, from Old Dutch *mēster, from Vulgar Latin *maester, from Latin magister.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːstər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: mees‧ter
  • Rhymes: -eːstər

Noun[edit]

meester m (plural meesters, diminutive meestertje n)

  1. A master, boss, superior.
  2. A schoolteacher, notably in primary education.
    Synonym: schoolmeester
  3. A manager, person put in charge of something.
  4. An expert or champion in something.
  5. A holder of an academic master degree, especially in law.
  6. Form of address for an attorney.
  7. A slave's or serf's owner.
  8. A title or rank in certain organisations, such as guilds or lodges.
  9. (rail transport) A train driver.
    Synonym: machinist

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: meester
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mesre
  • Jersey Dutch: mêster
  • Negerhollands: meester
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: maester
  • → Caribbean Javanese: mèster
  • → Indonesian: mester
  • → Papiamentu: meester
  • → Saramaccan: më́sítë

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *mēster, from Vulgar Latin *maester, from Latin magister.

Noun[edit]

mêester m

  1. A master, teacher
  2. A master, expert
  3. A scientist, doctor
  4. A master, manager, person at the head of something
  5. A master, one who controls.

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: meester (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: meister

Further reading[edit]

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