[Lexicog] Master/Meister/Maestro

Fritz Goerling Fritz_Goerling at SIL.ORG
Mon May 24 21:01:41 UTC 2004


Yes,  for the latter academic degree we use the Latin word magister in
German.

Fritz



  Interestingly, in Russian this word group is used only in the last two
  senses: "master" = "the highest degree among artisans" and "magister" =
  higher academic degree. Is "magister" used in German as well for this
  latter?

  --
  Peter Kirk
  peter at qaya.org (personal)
  peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
  http://www.qaya.org/



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