Bürgermeister

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See also: bürgermeister and burgermeister

German

Etymology

From Middle High German burgermeister, bürgermeister, alongside the form burgemeister, bürgemeister. The former is equivalent to Bürger (“citizen”) +‎ Meister (“master”), the latter to Burg (“city”) + Meister. It is uncertain which of the two forms is original. Compare Dutch burgemeester (Middle Dutch also with -er-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏrɡərˌmaɪ̯stər/, , ,
  • IPA(key): /ˌbʏrɡərˈmaɪ̯stər/ (fairly rare, but common in compounds)
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Noun

Bürgermeister m (strong, genitive Bürgermeisters, plural Bürgermeister, feminine Bürgermeisterin)

  1. mayor (leader of a city, male or unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Bürgermeister
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bürgermeister die Bürgermeister
genitive eines des Bürgermeisters der Bürgermeister
dative einem dem Bürgermeister den Bürgermeistern
accusative einen den Bürgermeister die Bürgermeister

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: bürgermeister
  • → Polish: burmistrz

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