mestur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛstʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛstʊɹ

Adjective

mestur

1. superlative degree of mikil
2. superlative degree of nógvur

Declension

Declension of mestur (a5)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mestur	mest	mest
accusative	mestan	mesta	mest
dative	mestum	mestari	mestum
genitive	mests	mestar mestrar	mests
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mestir	mestar	mest
accusative	mestar	mestar	mest
dative	mestum	mestum	mestum
genitive	mesta mestra	mesta mestra	mesta mestra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛstʏr]

  Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

Adjective

mestur

1. superlative degree of mikill

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مستور (mestur, “hidden, secret”), from Arabic مَسْتُور (mastūr, “hidden, secret”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mesˈtuɾ/
• Hyphenation: mes‧tur

Adjective

mestur

1. (obsolete) synonym of gizli (“hidden, secret”)

Declension

Predicative forms of mestur

present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	mesturum	mestur muyum?
sen (you are)	mestursun	mestur musun?
o (he/she/it is)	mestur / mesturtur	mestur mu?
biz (we are)	mesturuz	mestur muyuz?
siz (you are)	mestursunuz	mestur musunuz?
onlar (they are)	mestur(lar)	mestur(lar) mı?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	mesturtum	mestur muydum?
sen (you were)	mesturtun	mestur muydun?
o (he/she/it was)	mesturtu	mestur muydu?
biz (we were)	mesturtuk	mestur muyduk?
siz (you were)	mesturtunuz	mestur muydunuz?
onlar (they were)	mesturtular	mestur muydular?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	mesturmuşum	mestur muymuşum?
sen (you were)	mesturmuşsun	mestur muymuşsun?
o (he/she/it was)	mesturmuş	mestur muymuş?
biz (we were)	mesturmuşuz	mestur muymuşuz?
siz (you were)	mesturmuşsunuz	mestur muymuşsunuz?
onlar (they were)	mesturmuşlar	mestur muymuşlar?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	mestursam	mestur muysam?
sen (if you)	mestursan	mestur muysan?
o (if he/she/it)	mestursa	mestur muysa?
biz (if we)	mestursak	mestur muysak?
siz (if you)	mestursanız	mestur muysanız?
onlar (if they)	mestursalar	mestur muysalar?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Derived terms

• mesture
• mesturiyet

Further reading

• “mestur”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mestur”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mestur”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3166
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mestur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük