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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German burger, from Old High German burgari. By surface analysis, בורג (burg) + ־ער (-er). Compare German Bürger.
Noun
בירגער • (birger) m, plural בירגערס (birgers), feminine בירגערין (birgerin)
- citizen (legal member of a state)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “בירגער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .