maestro

See also: Maestro

English

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maestro

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/, /maɪˈɛstɹoʊ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

maestro (plural maestros or maestri)

1. (chiefly music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
   • 1992, “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg), Death Row Records:

     You've never been on a ride like this before; with a producer who can rap and control the maestro.

2. (slang) A gang elder in prison.

Synonyms

• master

Derived terms

• maestrolike

Related terms

• maestra
• maestro di cappella
• magister
• magisterium
• magistra
• meister
• miss
• missus
• mister
• mistress
• Mr.
• Mrs.
• MS

Translations

master in some art

Arabic: مُوسِيقَار m (mūsīqār) Armenian: մաեստրո (hy) (maestro) Dutch: maestro (nl) m Finnish: maestro (fi) German: Maestro (de) m (related to music), Meister (de) m (any skill) Indonesian: maestro (id) Italian: maestro (it) m, maestra (it) f Japanese: 巨匠 (ja) (kyoshō), マエストロ (ja) (maesutoro) Korean: 거장 (geojang) Polish: maestro (pl) m Portuguese: maestro (pt) m Romanian: maestru (ro) m, maestră (ro) f Russian: маэ́стро (ru) m (maéstro) Spanish: experto (es) m, profesional (es) m Swahili: manju Swedish: maestro (sv) c

Anagrams

• Masoret, Moretas, amorets, artsome, masoret, omertas, omertàs, roamest, tarsome

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/ [maˈes.tɾo]
• IPA^(key): /maˈʔestɾo/ [maˈʔes.tɾo]
• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

Noun

maéstro (feminine maestra, Basahan spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜍᜓ)

1. music conductor
2. professor, lecturer

   Synonym: propesor

3. (by extension) teacher

   Synonyms: paratukdo, paraturo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro
• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/ [mɐˈis̪.t̪ɾ̪o]

Noun

maéstro (feminine maestra, Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. a male teacher, professor, or faculty member
2. (derogatory) an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

Verb

maéstro (Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher
2. (derogatory) to promote something illegal or unethical
3. (derogatory) to be an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

Derived terms

• maestrohon
• magmaestro
• mamaestro

Dutch

Alternative forms

• maëstro (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of meester and magister.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: maes‧tro

Noun

maestro m (plural maestro's)

1. maestro (master in some art, especially a composer or conductor)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: maestro

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “maestro”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑestro/, [ˈmɑ̝e̞s̠.tro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑestro
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧est‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧est‧ro

Noun

maestro

1. maestro

Declension

Inflection of maestro (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		maestro	maestrot
genitive		maestron	maestrojen maestroiden maestroitten
partitive		maestroa	maestroja maestroita
illative		maestroon	maestroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maestro	maestrot
accusative	nom.	maestro	maestrot
	gen.	maestron
genitive		maestron	maestrojen maestroiden maestroitten
partitive		maestroa	maestroja maestroita
inessive		maestrossa	maestroissa
elative		maestrosta	maestroista
illative		maestroon	maestroihin
adessive		maestrolla	maestroilla
ablative		maestrolta	maestroilta
allative		maestrolle	maestroille
essive		maestrona	maestroina
translative		maestroksi	maestroiksi
abessive		maestrotta	maestroitta
instructive		—	maestroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maestro (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maestroni maestroni accusative nom. maestroni maestroni gen. maestroni genitive maestroni maestrojeni maestroideni maestroitteni partitive maestroani maestrojani maestroitani inessive maestrossani maestroissani elative maestrostani maestroistani illative maestrooni maestroihini adessive maestrollani maestroillani ablative maestroltani maestroiltani allative maestrolleni maestroilleni essive maestronani maestroinani translative maestrokseni maestroikseni abessive maestrottani maestroittani instructive — — comitative — maestroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maestrosi maestrosi accusative nom. maestrosi maestrosi gen. maestrosi genitive maestrosi maestrojesi maestroidesi maestroittesi partitive maestroasi maestrojasi maestroitasi inessive maestrossasi maestroissasi elative maestrostasi maestroistasi illative maestroosi maestroihisi adessive maestrollasi maestroillasi ablative maestroltasi maestroiltasi allative maestrollesi maestroillesi essive maestronasi maestroinasi translative maestroksesi maestroiksesi abessive maestrottasi maestroittasi instructive — — comitative — maestroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maestromme maestromme accusative nom. maestromme maestromme gen. maestromme genitive maestromme maestrojemme maestroidemme maestroittemme partitive maestroamme maestrojamme maestroitamme inessive maestrossamme maestroissamme elative maestrostamme maestroistamme illative maestroomme maestroihimme adessive maestrollamme maestroillamme ablative maestroltamme maestroiltamme allative maestrollemme maestroillemme essive maestronamme maestroinamme translative maestroksemme maestroiksemme abessive maestrottamme maestroittamme instructive — — comitative — maestroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maestronne maestronne accusative nom. maestronne maestronne gen. maestronne genitive maestronne maestrojenne maestroidenne maestroittenne partitive maestroanne maestrojanne maestroitanne inessive maestrossanne maestroissanne elative maestrostanne maestroistanne illative maestroonne maestroihinne adessive maestrollanne maestroillanne ablative maestroltanne maestroiltanne allative maestrollenne maestroillenne essive maestronanne maestroinanne translative maestroksenne maestroiksenne abessive maestrottanne maestroittanne instructive — — comitative — maestroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maestronsa maestronsa accusative nom. maestronsa maestronsa gen. maestronsa genitive maestronsa maestrojensa maestroidensa maestroittensa partitive maestroaan maestroansa maestrojaan maestroitaan maestrojansa maestroitansa inessive maestrossaan maestrossansa maestroissaan maestroissansa elative maestrostaan maestrostansa maestroistaan maestroistansa illative maestroonsa maestroihinsa adessive maestrollaan maestrollansa maestroillaan maestroillansa ablative maestroltaan maestroltansa maestroiltaan maestroiltansa allative maestrolleen maestrollensa maestroilleen maestroillensa essive maestronaan maestronansa maestroinaan maestroinansa translative maestrokseen maestroksensa maestroikseen maestroiksensa abessive maestrottaan maestrottansa maestroittaan maestroittansa instructive — — comitative — maestroineen maestroinensa

Further reading

• “maestro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum. Doublet of magister, borrowed from Latin, maître, inherited from Latin, and master, borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɛs.tʁo/, /ma.es.tʁo/ ~ /ma.ɛs.tʁo/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

maestro m (plural maestros)

1. maestro

Further reading

• “maestro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

maestro

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch maestro, from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and mester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈɛs.tro/
• Rhymes: -tro
• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

Noun

maestro (plural maestro-maestro)

1. maestro: a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor

   Synonym: empu

Further reading

• “maestro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Noun

maestro (plural maestros)

1. master