majster

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin *maester, from Latin magister. Doublet of maestro, magister, and mistrz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaj.stɛr/
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  • Rhymes: -ajstɛr
  • Syllabification: maj‧ster

Noun

majster m pers

  1. master (tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices)
  2. foreman, overseer (leader of a work crew)
    Synonym: nadzorca
  3. (colloquial) expert, past master, professional, specialist
    Synonym: fachowiec

Declension
Declension of majster
singular plural
nominative majster majstrowie/majstrzy
genitive majstra majstrów
dative majstrowi majstrom
accusative majstra majstrów
instrumental majstrem majstrami
locative majstrze majstrach
vocative majstrze majstrowie/majstrzy

Derived terms
adjective
  • majstrowy
noun
  • majster-klepka
verbs

Further reading
  • majster in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • majster in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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