Bürger

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See also: Burger, burger, and -burger

German

Etymology

From Middle High German burger, from Old High German burgari. By surface analysis, Burg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏʁɡɐ/, /ˈbʏɐ̯ɡɐ/
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Noun

Bürger m (strong, genitive Bürgers, plural Bürger, feminine Bürgerin)

  1. citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state
  2. bourgeois, burgher, member of the middle class
  3. (historical) burgher, freeman, usually richer and/or more influential than a peasant/worker but poorer and/or less influential than a nobleman

Declension

Declension of Bürger
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bürger die Bürger
genitive eines des Bürgers der Bürger
dative einem dem Bürger den Bürgern
accusative einen den Bürger die Bürger

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