# maestro
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister.

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/, /maɪˈɛstɹoʊ/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

maestro (plural maestros or maestri)
* (chiefly music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
** 1992, “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg), Death Row Records:You've never been on a ride like this before; with a producer who can rap and control the maestro.
* (slang) A gang elder in prison.

#### Synonyms

* master

#### Related terms

* maestra
* maestro di cappella
* magister
* magisterium
* magistra
* meister
* miss
* missus
* mister
* mistress
* Mr.
* Mrs.
* MS

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Masoret, Moretas, amorets, artsome, masoret, omertas, omertàs, roamest, tarsome

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈestɾo/ [maˈes.tɾo]
* IPA: /maˈʔestɾo/ [maˈʔes.tɾo]
* Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

### Noun

maéstro (feminine maestra, Basahan spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜍᜓ)
* music conductor
* professor, lecturer
    Synonym: propesor
* (by extension) teacher
    Synonyms: paratukdo, paraturo

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro
* IPA: /maˈestɾo/ [mɐˈis̪.t̪ɾ̪o]

### Noun

maéstro (feminine maestra, Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
* a male teacher, professor, or faculty member
* (derogatory) an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

### Verb

maéstro (Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
* to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher
* (derogatory) to promote something illegal or unethical
* (derogatory) to be an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

#### Derived terms

* maestrohon
* magmaestro
* mamaestro

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* maëstro (superseded)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of meester and magister.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: maes‧tro

### Noun

maestro m (plural maestro's)
* maestro (master in some art, especially a composer or conductor)

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: maestro

### References

* van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “maestro”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑestro/, [ˈmɑ̝e̞s̠.tro̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑestro
* Hyphenation: ma‧est‧ro

### Noun

maestro
* maestro

#### Declension

Possessive forms of maestro (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maestroni
maestroni
accusative
nom.
maestroni
maestroni
gen.
maestroni
genitive
maestroni
maestrojeni maestroideni maestroitteni
partitive
maestroani
maestrojani maestroitani
inessive
maestrossani
maestroissani
elative
maestrostani
maestroistani
illative
maestrooni
maestroihini
adessive
maestrollani
maestroillani
ablative
maestroltani
maestroiltani
allative
maestrolleni
maestroilleni
essive
maestronani
maestroinani
translative
maestrokseni
maestroikseni
abessive
maestrottani
maestroittani
instructive
comitative
—maestroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maestrosi
maestrosi
accusative
nom.
maestrosi
maestrosi
gen.
maestrosi
genitive
maestrosi
maestrojesi maestroidesi maestroittesi
partitive
maestroasi
maestrojasi maestroitasi
inessive
maestrossasi
maestroissasi
elative
maestrostasi
maestroistasi
illative
maestroosi
maestroihisi
adessive
maestrollasi
maestroillasi
ablative
maestroltasi
maestroiltasi
allative
maestrollesi
maestroillesi
essive
maestronasi
maestroinasi
translative
maestroksesi
maestroiksesi
abessive
maestrottasi
maestroittasi
instructive
comitative
—maestroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maestromme
maestromme
accusative
nom.
maestromme
maestromme
gen.
maestromme
genitive
maestromme
maestrojemme maestroidemme maestroittemme
partitive
maestroamme
maestrojamme maestroitamme
inessive
maestrossamme
maestroissamme
elative
maestrostamme
maestroistamme
illative
maestroomme
maestroihimme
adessive
maestrollamme
maestroillamme
ablative
maestroltamme
maestroiltamme
allative
maestrollemme
maestroillemme
essive
maestronamme
maestroinamme
translative
maestroksemme
maestroiksemme
abessive
maestrottamme
maestroittamme
instructive
comitative
—maestroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maestronne
maestronne
accusative
nom.
maestronne
maestronne
gen.
maestronne
genitive
maestronne
maestrojenne maestroidenne maestroittenne
partitive
maestroanne
maestrojanne maestroitanne
inessive
maestrossanne
maestroissanne
elative
maestrostanne
maestroistanne
illative
maestroonne
maestroihinne
adessive
maestrollanne
maestroillanne
ablative
maestroltanne
maestroiltanne
allative
maestrollenne
maestroillenne
essive
maestronanne
maestroinanne
translative
maestroksenne
maestroiksenne
abessive
maestrottanne
maestroittanne
instructive
comitative
—maestroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maestronsa
maestronsa
accusative
nom.
maestronsa
maestronsa
gen.
maestronsa
genitive
maestronsa
maestrojensa maestroidensa maestroittensa
partitive
maestroaan maestroansa
maestrojaan maestroitaan maestrojansa maestroitansa
inessive
maestrossaan maestrossansa
maestroissaan maestroissansa
elative
maestrostaan maestrostansa
maestroistaan maestroistansa
illative
maestroonsa
maestroihinsa
adessive
maestrollaan maestrollansa
maestroillaan maestroillansa
ablative
maestroltaan maestroltansa
maestroiltaan maestroiltansa
allative
maestrolleen maestrollensa
maestroilleen maestroillensa
essive
maestronaan maestronansa
maestroinaan maestroinansa
translative
maestrokseen maestroksensa
maestroikseen maestroiksensa
abessive
maestrottaan maestrottansa
maestroittaan maestroittansa
instructive
comitative
—maestroineen maestroinensa :

### Further reading

* “maestro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum. Doublet of magister, borrowed from Latin, maître, inherited from Latin, and master, borrowed from English.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.ɛs.tʁo/, /ma.es.tʁo/ ~ /ma.ɛs.tʁo/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

maestro m (plural maestros)
* maestro

### Further reading

* “maestro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch maestro, from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and mester.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.ˈɛs.tro/
* Rhymes: -tro
* Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

### Noun

maestro (plural maestro-maestro)
* maestro: a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor
    Synonym: empu

### Further reading

* “maestro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Interlingua
### Noun

maestro (plural maestros)
* master

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin magistrum. Doublet of mastro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈɛ.stro/, /maˈe.stro/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛstro, -estro
* Hyphenation: ma‧è‧stro, ma‧é‧stro

### Noun

maestro m (plural maestri, feminine maestra)
* teacher (primary school)
* master
* mast
* (music) conductor
    Synonym: direttore d'orchestra
* wright
* (meteorology) mistral (maestrale wind)

#### Synonyms

* insegnante
* docente
* precettore
* professore
* aio
* educatore

#### Related terms

* albero maestro
* entrata maestra
* gran maestro
* maestro d'ascia
* maestro di camera
* muro maestro
* strada maestra
* vela maestra

#### Descendants

* → English: maestro
* → Dutch: maestro
** → Indonesian: maestro
* → Estonian: maestro
* → Finnish: maestro
* → French: maestro
* → Polish: maestro
* → Portuguese: maestro
* → Romanian: maestru
* → Russian: маэстро (maestro)
* → Serbo-Croatian: maestro / маестро
* → Turkish: maestro
* → Ukrainian: мае́стро (maéstro)

### Adjective

maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestri, feminine plural maestre)
* proficient, accomplished, expert
* main, most important

#### Derived terms

* maestramente

### References

* ↑ maestro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Further reading

* maèstro$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* maèstro$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* mortase, mortesa, ormaste, staremo

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of magister, majster, metr, and mistrz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈɛs.trɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛstrɔ
* Syllabification: ma‧es‧tro

### Noun

maestro m pers
* maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)

#### Related terms

* maestria

### Further reading

* maestro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* maestro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of mestre, magíster, máster, and míster.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈɛs.tɾu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈɛs.tɾu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /maˈɛʃ.tɾu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /maˈɛs.tɾo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐˈɛʃ.tɾu/
* Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

### Noun

maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestrina, feminine plural maestrinas)
* (music) conductor (person who conducts an orchestra)

### References

* ↑ “maestro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “maestro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maěstro/
* Hyphenation: ma‧e‧stro

### Noun

maèstro m (Cyrillic spelling маѐстро)
* (music) maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* maeso (obsolete)

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin magistrum. Doublet of magíster, borrowed from Latin, and máster, borrowed from English.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈestɾo/ [maˈes.t̪ɾo]
** Audio (Colombia):(file)
** Rhymes: -estɾo
* IPA: /ˈmaestɾo/ [ˈma.es.t̪ɾo]
** Rhymes: -aestɾo
* Syllabification: ma‧es‧tro

### Noun

maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestra, feminine plural maestras)
* master
* (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker
* (especially Latin America) a male teacher
    Synonym: profesor

#### Related terms

* maestrx

### Adjective

maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestros, feminine plural maestras)
* master
* expert
    Synonym: experto

#### Derived terms

* amaestrar
* jugada maestra (“masterstroke, blinder”)
* llave maestra
* maestría
* maestro de aja
* maestro de armas
* maestro de balanza
* maestro de caballería
* maestro de ceremonias
* maestro de coches
* maestro de esgrima
* maestro de hacha
* maestro de hostal
* maestro de llagas
* maestro de novicios
* maestro de obras
* maestro de postas
* maestro de ribera
* maestro en artes
* mente maestra
* obra maestra

#### Related terms

* maese
* maestral
* maestranza
* magisterio

#### Descendants

* → Bikol Central: maestro
* → Cebuano: maestro
* → Tataltepec Chatino: mstru
* → Tagalog: maestro

### Further reading

* “maestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

maestro c
* (chiefly music) a maestro

#### See also

* mästare

### References

* maestro in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* maestro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* maysto — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling, teacher
* maisto — obsolete, teacher
* mestro — teacher

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum. Compare Kapampangan mestru and English master. Doublet of mister.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /maˈʔestɾo/ [mɐˈʔɛs.t̪ɾo], /maˈestɾo/ [mɐˈɛs.t̪ɾo]
* Rhymes: -estɾo
* Syllabification: ma‧es‧tro

### Noun

maestro (feminine maestra, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ or ᜋᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
* (music) (male) music conductor
* (dated) (male) teacher
    Synonyms: guro, titser

#### Derived terms

* maestro karpentero
* magmaestro
* pagmaestruhan

#### Related terms

* abeha-maestra
* liyabe-maestra
* maestra
* maestrilyo
* mahistrado

#### See also

* instruktor
* ministro
* propesor

### Further reading

* “maestro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 402: “Maeſtro) Mayſto (pp) C, de eſcuela o de enseñar”

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Doublet of master.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [maːˈes.tɾo]

### Noun

maestro (definite accusative maestroyu, plural maestrolar)
* maestro, a composer
* conductor of an orchestra