máistreás

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman maistresse.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɑːʃˈtʲɾʲɑːsˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑːʃtʲɾʲɑːsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠæːʃtʲɾʲæsˠ/

Noun

máistreás f or m (genitive singular máistreása, nominative plural máistreásaí)

  1. mistress (woman of authority; female teacher, governess)
  2. wife, missus

Declension

Derived terms

  • ardmháistreás (headmistress)
  • fomháistreás (assistant mistress)
  • máistreás phoist (postmistress)
  • máistreás scoile (schoolmistress)
  • máistreás tí (housemistress)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
máistreás mháistreás not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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