magistral

English

Etymology

From Middle French magistral, and its source, Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master”). Doublet of mistral.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmadʒɪstɹəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

magistral (comparative more magistral, superlative most magistral)

1. Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative. [from 16th c.]
   • 1928, Hart Crane, letter, 16 September:

     [Y]ou live on a magistral hill in a venerable mansion, not to speak of governmental rations.

   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 889:

     Toby opened the game with a magistral flourish.

2. (obsolete, pharmacology) Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective. [16th–17th c.]
3. (pharmacology) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines. [from 16th c.]

Derived terms

• magistrality
• magistrally

Noun

magistral (countable and uncountable, plural magistrals)

1. (pharmacology) A sovereign medicine or remedy.
2. (countable) A magistral line.
3. (chiefly uncountable) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.

Anagrams

• altigrams, tragalism

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin magistrālis. Doublet of mestral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.ʒisˈtɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.d͡ʒisˈtɾal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

magistral m or f (masculine and feminine plural magistrals)

1. characteristic of a master or mastery; masterful, magistral

   Synonym: mestrívol

Further reading

• “magistral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian магистраль (magistralʹ), from Latin magistralis, itself from magister.

Noun

magistral

1. magistral line.

Declension

Declension of magistral

	singular	plural
nominative	magistral	magistraller
genitive	magistralniñ	magistrallerniñ
dative	magistralge	magistrallerge
accusative	magistralni	magistrallerni
locative	magistralde	magistrallerde
ablative	magistralden	magistrallerden

Adjective

magistral

1. main, arterial.

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “magistral”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magistrālis, itself from magister. Doublet of mistral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʒis.tʁal/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Adjective

magistral (feminine magistrale, masculine plural magistraux, feminine plural magistrales)

1. (relational) master; magistral
2. ex cathedra

   cours magistral ― lecture

3. (figuratively) remarkable, masterful
4. (figuratively) resounding, sound

   Il s'est planté d'une façon magistrale. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• magistralement

Further reading

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

Galician

Adjective

magistral m or f (plural magistrais, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of maxistral

Further reading

• “magistral” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French magistral. By surface analysis, magistru +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.d͡ʒisˈtral/

Adjective

magistral m or n (feminine singular magistrală, masculine plural magistrali, feminine and neuter plural magistrale)

1. masterly

Declension

Declension of magistral

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	magistral		magistrală		magistrali	magistrale
	definite	magistralul		magistrala		magistralii	magistralele
genitive- dative	indefinite	magistral		magistrale		magistrali	magistrale
	definite	magistralului		magistralei		magistralilor	magistralelor

Further reading

• “magistral”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magistrālis, itself from magister. Doublet of maestral and mistral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maxisˈtɾal/ [ma.xisˈt̪ɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧gis‧tral

Adjective

magistral m or f (masculine and feminine plural magistrales)

1. magistral, magisterial, masterly

Derived terms

• lección magistral
• magistralmente

Related terms

• magisterio

Further reading

• “magistral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024