maisteri
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Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish magister, from Latin magister.
Pronunciation
Noun
maisteri
- Formally, a degree earned in a Finnish university roughly corresponding to the master's degree. It generally requires about five years' full-time studies, including a thesis. It is normally accompanied with a specification of the branch of art or science.
- valtiotieteen maisteri ― master of political science
- A corresponding degree in a foreign university.
- (dated) A formal way to address someone, or refer to someone, who has the degree.
- Minun ehdokkaani puheenjohtajaksi on maisteri Andersson.
- My candidate for the chairman is (master) Andersson.
Declension
| Inflection of maisteri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maisteri | maisterit | |
| genitive | maisterin | maisterien maistereiden maistereitten | |
| partitive | maisteria | maistereita maistereja | |
| illative | maisteriin | maistereihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maisteri | maisterit | |
| accusative | nom. | maisteri | maisterit |
| gen. | maisterin | ||
| genitive | maisterin | maisterien maistereiden maistereitten | |
| partitive | maisteria | maistereita maistereja | |
| inessive | maisterissa | maistereissa | |
| elative | maisterista | maistereista | |
| illative | maisteriin | maistereihin | |
| adessive | maisterilla | maistereilla | |
| ablative | maisterilta | maistereilta | |
| allative | maisterille | maistereille | |
| essive | maisterina | maistereina | |
| translative | maisteriksi | maistereiksi | |
| abessive | maisteritta | maistereitta | |
| instructive | — | maisterein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “maisteri”, 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