mestre

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) master
2. (masculine) master (person holding a master's degree)

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,present,singular,subjunctive,third-person) inflection of mestrar:
2. (form-of,imperative,singular,third-person) inflection of mestrar:

Hyphenated as

mes‧tre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛs.tɾi/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese meestre, from earlier maestre, via Old Occitan maestre or Old Catalan maestre, from Latin magistrum. Alternatively inherited from the Latin nominative magister. Cognate with Galician mestre. Doublet of maestro, magíster, máster, and míster.

Sentences

A riqueza é um servo sábio , um mestre estúpido .

Wealth is a wise servant, a stupid master.