meistr
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh meistyr, from Old French maistre.
Noun
[edit]meistr m (plural meistri or meistriaid, feminine meistres)
Derived terms
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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