majster

Polish

Alternative forms

• maister (Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Meister. Doublet of magister, maestro, metr, and mistrz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.stɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ajstɛr
• Syllabification: maj‧ster

Noun

majster m pers (related adjective majstrowy)

1. master (tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices)
2. foreman, overseer (leader of a work crew)

   Synonym: nadzorca

3. (colloquial) expert, past master, professional, specialist

   Synonym: fachowiec

Declension

Declension of majster

	singular	plural
nominative	majster	majstrowie/majstrzy
genitive	majstra	majstrów
dative	majstrowi	majstrom
accusative	majstra	majstrów
instrumental	majstrem	majstrami
locative	majstrze	majstrach
vocative	majstrze	majstrowie/majstrzy

Derived terms

nouns

• majster-klepka

verbs

• majstrować impf

Further reading

• majster in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• majster in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from German Meister.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majster/, [ˈmaɪ̯ster]
• Rhymes: -ajster
• Hyphenation: maj‧ster

Noun

majster m pers (female equivalent majsterka or majstryňa)

1. champion (someone who has been winner in a contest)
2. master (expert at something)

Declension

Declension of majster
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	majster	majstri
genitive	majstra	majstrov
dative	majstrovi	majstrom
accusative	majstra	majstrov
vocative	majstre, majster	majstri
locative	majstrovi	majstroch
instrumental	majstrom	majstrami

Further reading

• “majster”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026