meistr
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh meistyr, from Old French maistre.
Noun
meistr m (plural meistri or meistriaid, feminine meistres)
- master, lord
- teacher, schoolmaster
- mister
- (education) masters
Derived terms
- côr-feistr (“choirmaster”)
- gradd meistr (“master's degree”)
- harbwrfeistr (“harbourmaster”)
- hen feistr (“old master”)
- meistr gwaith (“taskmaster”)
- meistrol (“masterly, masterful”)
- porthfeistr (“harbourmaster”)
- ysgolfeistr (“schoolmaster”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| meistr | feistr | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meistr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies