hovmästare

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hofmæstare (“majordomo, seneschal”), equivalent to hov +‎ mästare. Compare Danish hovmester, Middle Low German hovemester.

Noun

hovmästare c

  1. headwaiter

Declension

Declension of hovmästare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hovmästare hovmästares
definite hovmästaren hovmästarens
plural indefinite hovmästare hovmästares
definite hovmästarna hovmästarnas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: hovimestari

References

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