LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

magistra

magistra f (genitive magistrae, masculine magister)
Classical[maˈɡɪs.tra]Ecclesiastical[maˈd͡ʒis.tra]

Meaning

  1. femininea female teacher; mistress
  2. femininedirectress

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemagistramagistrae
genitivemagistraemagistrārum
dativemagistraemagistrīs
accusativemagistrammagistrās
ablativemagistrāmagistrīs
vocativemagistramagistrae

măgistra, ae, f. id.,
I. a mistress, superior, conductress, directress, etc.
I. Lit (very rare): ludo magistra esse, school-mistress, instructress, Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 7.—A highpriestess, Inscr. Orell. 1501; 1519 sq.; 2427 sq.—
II. Trop., a directress, conductress, instructress: nunc ego ad vos discipulus venio ad magistras, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 32: vita rustica parsimoniae magistra est. Cic. Rosc. Am. 27, 75: philosophia magistra vitae, id. Tusc. 5, 2, 5: historia, magistra vitae, id. de Or. 2, 9, 36: lex quasi dux vitae et magistra officiorum, id. N. D. 1, 15, 40: frigus formicā quidam expavere magistrā, Juv. 6, 361: vita magistra, id. 13, 22: arte magistrā, with the aid of art, Verg. A. 8, 442: pietate magistrā, Stat. Achil. 1 104.—Adj. (poet.): artes magistrae, Ov. H. 15, 82: jussis parere magistris, Sil. 3, 387: clementia magistra, Claud. 22, 22.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂-der.?
  3. Proto-Italic*magisteros
  4. Latinmagistra

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin magistra From magister (“teacher, master”) + -a (feminine suffix).

In English words that came into English from magistra

  • magistramagistra

Quick answers

What does magistra mean in Latin?
magistra, a noun, means “a female teacher; mistress; directress”.
What is the genitive of magistra?
The genitive singular is magistrae. magistra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce magistra?
In classical Latin, [maˈɡɪs.tra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈd͡ʒis.tra].
Where does magistra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? → Proto-Italic *magisteros → Latin magistra.