mestr

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton maestr, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister

Noun

mestr m (plural mestroù or mistr or mistri)

  1. master

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

mestr

  1. imperative of mestre

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maistaz, superlative form of *mikilaz (“great, large, many”).

Adjective

mestr

  1. superlative degree of mikill
  2. most
  3. largest

Declension
    Strong declension of superlative of mestr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mestr mest mest
accusative mestan mesta mest
dative mestum mestri mestu
genitive mests mestrar mests
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mestir mestar mest
accusative mesta mestar mest
dative mestum mestum mestum
genitive mestra mestra mestra
    Weak declension of superlative of mestr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mesti mesta mesta
accusative mesta mestu mesta
dative mesta mestu mesta
genitive mesta mestu mesta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mestu mestu mestu
accusative mestu mestu mestu
dative mestum mestum mestum
genitive mestu mestu mestu

Descendants
  • Icelandic: mestur
  • Faroese: mestur
  • Old Swedish: mæster
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mest (obsolete or dialectal)

References
  • “mestr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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