"mester" meaning in Danish

See mester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, mēster, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister. Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|meistari}} Old Norse meistari, {{der|da|gml|meister}} Middle Low German meister, {{der|da|osx|mēstar}} Old Saxon mēstar, {{der|da|fro|maistre}} Old French maistre, {{der|da|la|magister}} Latin magister Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|mesteren||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|mestre||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} mester c (singular definite mesteren, plural indefinite mestre), {{da-noun|en|mestre}} mester c (singular definite mesteren, plural indefinite mestre) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|mestre|mestrene|||mestres|mestrenes}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=mestrenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=mestres|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=mesterens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=mesters|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=mestrene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=mestre|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=mesteren|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=mester}} Forms: mesteren [definite, singular], mestre [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], mester [indefinite, nominative, singular], mesteren [definite, nominative, singular], mestre [indefinite, nominative, plural], mestrene [definite, nominative, plural], mesters [genitive, indefinite, singular], mesterens [definite, genitive, singular], mestres [genitive, indefinite, plural], mestrenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. master Tags: common-gender Synonyms (master craftsman): håndværksmester [common-gender], læremester [common-gender]
    Sense id: en-mester-da-noun-~GE7Tf1n Disambiguation of 'master craftsman': 71 14 14
  2. champion Tags: common-gender Synonyms (champion): champion [common-gender]
    Sense id: en-mester-da-noun-0UpzEL31 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 6 61 33 Disambiguation of Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters: 13 60 27 Disambiguation of 'champion': 0 96 4
  3. guru Tags: common-gender Synonyms (guru): guru [common-gender], læremester [common-gender]
    Sense id: en-mester-da-noun-KYurETbc Disambiguation of 'guru': 0 4 96

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "meistari"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "meister"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "mēstar"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon mēstar",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "maistre"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French maistre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "magister"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin magister",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, mēster, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mester",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mesteren",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestre",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestrene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mesters",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestrenes",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "4": "mesteren",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "g2": "",
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    {
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        "1": "en",
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      },
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        "5": "",
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        "7": "mestrenes"
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        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
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        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "mesterens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "mesters",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "mestrene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "mestre",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "mesteren",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "mester"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "master"
      ],
      "id": "en-mester-da-noun-~GE7Tf1n",
      "links": [
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "71 14 14",
          "sense": "master craftsman",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "håndværksmester"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 14 14",
          "sense": "master craftsman",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "læremester"
        }
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 60 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-mester-da-noun-0UpzEL31",
      "links": [
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          "champion",
          "champion"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 96 4",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "guru"
      ],
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        [
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          "guru"
        ]
      ],
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          "_dis1": "0 4 96",
          "sense": "guru",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "guru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 4 96",
          "sense": "guru",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "læremester"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mester"
}

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    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms derived from Latin",
    "Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Danish terms derived from Old French",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Saxon",
    "Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "meister"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German meister",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "mēstar"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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        "3": "maistre"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "magister"
      },
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    {
      "form": "mesteren",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestre",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mester",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestrene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mesters",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mesterens",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestrenes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "15": "",
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        "5": "",
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        "g": "c",
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      },
      "expansion": "mester c (singular definite mesteren, plural indefinite mestre)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mestre",
        "3": "mestrene",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "mestres",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "gen-pl-def": "mestrenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
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        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "mesterens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "mesters",
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        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "mestrene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "master"
      ],
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        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "champion"
      ],
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        [
          "champion",
          "champion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guru"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guru",
          "guru"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "master craftsman",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "håndværksmester"
    },
    {
      "sense": "master craftsman",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "læremester"
    },
    {
      "sense": "champion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "champion"
    },
    {
      "sense": "guru",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "guru"
    },
    {
      "sense": "guru",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "læremester"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mester"
}

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