maestiter

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmae̯s.ti.ter/, [ˈmäe̯s̠t̪ɪt̪ɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmes.ti.ter/, [ˈmɛst̪it̪er]

Adverb

maestiter (not comparable)

  1. sadly, sorrowfully
    Synonym: maestē
  2. gloomily

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