maître
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
maître m (plural maîtres, diminutive maîtretje n)
- master (expert, qualified teacher)
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Middle French maistre, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of maestro, borrowed from Italian, magister, borrowed from Latin, and master, borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛtʁ/
Audio (France, Paris): (file) Audio: (file) Audio (CAN): (file) - Homophones: maîtres, mètre, mètres, mettre
Noun
maître m (plural maîtres, feminine maîtresse)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “maître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French maistre, from Latin magister, magistrum.
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey): (file)
Noun
maître m (plural maîtres, feminine maitrêsse)
Derived terms
- maît' à pause (“supply teacher”)
- maît' d'êcole (“schoolmaster”)
- maître dé (“middle finger”)
- maître-pêtre (“webmaster”)
- quartchi-maître (“quartermaster”)
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