hovimestari

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Swedish hovmästare (headwaiter), compound of hovi (court) +‎ mestari (master).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhoʋiˌmestɑri/, [ˈho̞ʋiˌme̞s̠tɑ̝ri]
  • Rhymes: -estɑri
  • Syllabification(key): ho‧vi‧mes‧ta‧ri

Noun

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hovimestari

  1. headwaiter (waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff)
  2. butler, majordomo (chief male servant of a household)

Declension

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Possessive forms of hovimestari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Further reading

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