maisteri

• magisteri (obsolete)

Borrowed from Swedish magister, from Latin magister.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯steri/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯s̠te̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑisteri
• Syllabification^(key): mais‧te‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): mais‧te‧ri

maisteri

1. a (person who has a) degree earned in a Finnish university corresponding to a master's degree, generally requiring about five years' full-time studies, including a thesis (normally accompanied with a specification of the branch of art or science)

   valtiotieteen maisteri ― master of political science

2. a (person with a) corresponding degree from a foreign university
3. (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.

• “maisteri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023