"Meistersinger" meaning in German

See Meistersinger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Meistersinger.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Meister + Singer. Etymology templates: {{af|de|Meister|Singer}} Meister + Singer Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Meistersinger m (strong, genitive Meistersingers, plural Meistersinger) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Meistersingers [genitive], Meistersinger [plural], strong [table-tags], Meistersinger [nominative, singular], Meistersinger [definite, nominative, plural], Meistersingers [genitive, singular], Meistersinger [definite, genitive, plural], Meistersinger [dative, singular], Meistersingern [dative, definite, plural], Meistersinger [accusative, singular], Meistersinger [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (history) mastersinger (a German lyric poet of the late Middle Ages) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Meistersinger-de-noun-oH2EZaLa Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, History, Occupations Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "mastersinger"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "meistersinger"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "maître-chanteur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "mejsterzinger",
      "word": "мейстерзингер"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Meister + Singer.",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Meistersinger",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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    {
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    },
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      "form": "Meistersinger",
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  "lang": "German",
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        },
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        ],
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      ],
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "calque"
      ],
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    },
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    }
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Meistersinger",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Meistersinger",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "tags": [
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  ],
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}

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