maese

See also: Maese

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish maesse; cf. maeso, variant of maestro. Often theorized to be a rare vestige of the vocative form of Latin magister.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈese/ [maˈe.se]
Rhymes: -ese
Syllabification: ma‧e‧se

Noun

maese m (plural maeses)

(obsolete, poetic) master

Further reading

“maese”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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