"magistra" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [maˈɡɪs.tra] [Classical-Latin], [maˈd͡ʒis.t̪ra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From magister (“teacher, master”) + -a (feminine suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|la|magister|-a|id2=feminine|pos2=feminine suffix|t1=teacher, master}} magister (“teacher, master”) + -a (feminine suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|magistra<1>|m=magister}} magistra f (genitive magistrae, masculine magister); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|magistra<1>}} Forms: magistrae [genitive], magister [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], magistra [nominative, singular], magistrae [nominative, plural], magistrae [genitive, singular], magistrārum [genitive, plural], magistrae [dative, singular], magistrīs [dative, plural], magistram [accusative, singular], magistrās [accusative, plural], magistrā [ablative, singular], magistrīs [ablative, plural], magistra [singular, vocative], magistrae [plural, vocative]
  1. a female teacher; mistress Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-magistra-la-noun-Brb7gQPu Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Education, Female people Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 64 36 Disambiguation of Education: 100 0 Disambiguation of Female people: 65 35
  2. directress Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-magistra-la-noun-zHUPwhK3 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -a (feminine), Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 12 7 3 44 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 7 4 2 55 2 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -a (feminine): 39 61 Disambiguation of Occupations: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: magister

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "magistrae",
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    },
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      "form": "magistram",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[maˈd͡ʒis.t̪ra]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magistrae",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magistram",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[maˈd͡ʒis.t̪ra]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "magistra"
}

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