contramestre

Catalan

Etymology

From contra- +‎ mestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈmɛs.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌkon.tɾaˈmes.tɾe]

Noun

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra)

1. (nautical) boatswain, petty officer

   Synonym: nostramo

2. foreman, overseer

Further reading

• “contramestre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Contra- (“auxiliary”) +‎ mestre (“master”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kontɾaˈmɛstɾɪ]

Noun

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestras)

1. (nautical) boatswain, petty officer who controls the work of other seamen
2. foreman, overseer

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “contramestre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “contramestre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “contramestre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From contra- (“auxiliary”) +‎ mestre (“master”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɛs.tɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɛs.tɾi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɛʃ.tɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɛs.tɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ/

Noun

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestras)

1. overseer; supervisor (person with overseeing the work of a person or group)

   Synonym: supervisor

2. (nautical) petty officer who controls the work of other seamen
3. (nautical) substitute captain