maestru

Asturian

Alternative forms

• maestre

Etymology

From Latin magister, magistrum.

Noun

maestru m (plural maestros)

1. male teacher

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of inherited măiestru and borrowing magistru, as well as maistru, from German, and meșter, from Hungarian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈes.tru/

Noun

maestru m (plural maeștri)

1. master (male)
2. (dated) teacher (male)
3. (music) maestro, conductor

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	maestru	maestrul		maeștri	maeștrii
genitive-dative	maestru	maestrului		maeștri	maeștrilor
vocative	maestrule			maeștrilor

Derived terms

• concert-maestru, maestru de concert
• maestră
• Maestru al Sportului
• maestru de ceremonie, maestru de ceremonii
• Maestru Emerit al Artei
• Maestru Emerit al Sportului

Related terms

• magistral
• magistru
• maistru
• măiestru

See also

• meșter

References

• maestru in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)