maître
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom French maître. Doublet of maestro, magister, master, and meester.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editmaître m (plural maîtres, diminutive maîtretje n)
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editFrench
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French maistre, from Old French maistre, from Latin magistrum. Doublet of maestro, borrowed from Italian, magister, borrowed from Latin, and master, borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaître m (plural maîtres, feminine maîtresse or maître)
- master
- leader
- teacher (in a primary school)
- (Canada) holder of a master's degree
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “maître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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editNorman
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French maistre, from Latin magister, magistrum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaître m (plural maîtres, feminine maitrêsse)
Derived terms
edit- maît' à pause (“supply teacher”)
- maît' d'êcole (“schoolmaster”)
- maître dé (“middle finger”)
- maître-pêtre (“webmaster”)
- quartchi-maître (“quartermaster”)
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