purkmistr

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Bürgermeister.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: purk‧mi‧s‧tr

Noun

purkmistr m anim (female equivalent purkmistrová)

  1. (historical) mayor
    Synonym: starosta
    Ve funkci purkmistra se konšelé zprvu střídali, později byl purkmistr volen a potvrzen vrchností.
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Further reading

  • purkmistr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • purkmistr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • purkmistr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)