maître

See also: maitre and Maître

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French maître.

Pronunciation

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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/
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Homophones: maîtres, mètre, mètres, mettre

Noun

maître m (plural maîtres, feminine maîtresse)

master
leader
primary school teacher

Derived terms

Further reading

“maître” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

émirat, matrie, mérita, mitera

Norman

Alternative forms

maît'

Etymology

From Old French maistre, from Latin magister, magistrum.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

maître m (plural maîtres, feminine maitrêsse)

(Jersey) master

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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