Magister
German, noun/maˈɡɪstɐ/
Magister is a German masculine noun meaning “magister; an academic degree usually comparable to an M.A. or M.Sc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einem Diplom gleichwertiger akademischer Grad der Geisteswissenschaften”.
What does Magister mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemagister; an academic degree usually comparable to an M.A. or M.Sc.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einem Diplom gleichwertiger akademischer Grad der Geisteswissenschaften 2. einem Diplom gleichwertiger akademischer Grad 3. Inhaber des Grads des Magisters 4. Apotheker
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Magister
- Magisters genitive
- Magistra feminine
- Magistern dative definite plural
- M. abbreviation
- Mag. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Magister?
- /maˈɡɪstɐ/
- [maˈɡɪstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Magister in German?
Magister appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).