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maestru
master (a highly skilled expert, or an honorific title for one) /maˈestru/
noun#1833 most common
Also: maestro (conductor or celebrated musician), master craftsman, teacher (respectful title)
Example sentences
Maestrul este aici.
The maestro is here.
Ion vrea să devină maestru de șah.
Ion wants to become a chess master.
Maestrul ne-a explicat tehnica pas cu pas.
The maestro explained the technique to us step by step.
Mulți maeștri ai picturii românești au expus la acest muzeu.
Many masters of Romanian painting have exhibited at this museum.
Vă mulțumim, Maestre, pentru lecția de azi.
Thank you, Maestro, for today's lesson.
Reputația maeștrilor de altădată se clădea pe decenii de ucenicie riguroasă.
The reputation of the old masters was built on decades of rigorous apprenticeship.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maestru | maeștri |
| Genitive | maestrului | maeștrilor |
| Accusative | maestru | maeștri |
| Vocative | maestre | maeștrilor |
Word family
măiestriemastery, great skill
măiestrosmasterful, majestic (literary)
maestrăa female master or maestro (less common)
Etymology
Maestru entered Romanian as a learned borrowing from Italian maestro, reinforced by French maître, both going back to Latin magister, meaning chief or teacher. Magister itself is built on magis, the Latin comparative meaning more, tied to an old root for greatness. The word arrived alongside Western European artistic and musical vocabulary in the 19th century, so it names a master craftsman or a respected artist rather than a generic boss.
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