borgmester

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Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to borg (castle) +‎ mester (master). From Middle Low German borgemēster, cf. German Bürgermeister.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɒwˈmɛsdɐ/, , , , /bɒˈmɛsdɐ/, , ,

Noun

borgmester c (singular definite borgmesteren, plural indefinite borgmestre)

  1. mayor (of a city)

Declension

Descendants

  • Greenlandic: borgmesteri

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