Dictionary formmagister, magistri(masculine)
Translation
master, teacher; chief
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | magister | magistri |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | magister | magistri |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | magistrum | magistros |
| Genitiveof | magistri | magistrorum |
| Dativeto, for | magistro | magistris |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | magistro | magistris |
Examples
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The teacher teaches the boys.
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They heard the teacher's words.
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He gave the teacher a book.
creavit.
He appointed a master of horse.
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A good teacher is patient.
Magister, magistri, m., second declension, and one of the -er nouns that drops the e in every case but the nominative and vocative: magistri, magistro, magistrum. Feminine magistra.
It is built on magis, "more", exactly as minister is built on minus, "less" - the greater man and the lesser one, and the pair is deliberate. Teaching is only one of its jobs. Magister equitum is the dictator's second in command, magister navis a ship's captain, magister militum a late Roman commander-in-chief, and magister officiorum a court administrator. The general sense is whoever is in charge of a thing. From it: magistratus, magisterium (the church's teaching authority) and English master, mister, maestro, magistrate and, by way of the university, the Master's degree.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 10: magister, iubeo, regio and 7 more words.