-estro

Esperanto

Etymology

Perhaps from the endings of Italian maestro, German Meister and Bürgermeister, and French bourgmestre.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈestro/
  • Rhymes: -estro
  • Hyphenation: es‧tro

Suffix

-estro

  1. shows the chief or boss of something
    ‎ŝipo (“ship”) + ‎-estro → ‎ŝipestro (“captain”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -estro
ĉefurbestro
domestro
ekleziestro
guberniestro
imperiestro
laborestro
lernejestro
militistestro
orfejestro
orkestrestro
policestro
ŝipestro
ŝtatestro
urbestro

References

  1. ^ André Cherpillod, Konciza Etimologia Vortaro, 2007
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