maeste

See also: maesté, mäste, and mæste

Latin

Etymology 1

From maestus (“sad, sorrowful, gloomy”) +‎ -ē, from maereō (“I am sad or mournful”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmae̯s.teː/, [ˈmäe̯s̠t̪eː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmes.te/, [ˈmɛst̪e]

Adverb

maestē (not comparable)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmae̯s.te/, [ˈmäe̯s̠t̪ɛ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmes.te/, [ˈmɛst̪e]

Adjective

maeste

vocative masculine singular of maestus

References

“maeste”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
maeste in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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