borgmester

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɒwˈmɛsdɐ/, [b̥ɒwˈmesd̥ɐ], [pɒ̝wˈmestɒ̽], [pɔwˈmestɒ̽], /bɒˈmɛsdɐ/, [b̥ɒˈmesd̥ɐ], [pɒ̝ˈmestɒ̽], [pɔˈmestɒ̽]

Noun

borgmester c (singular definite borgmesteren, plural indefinite borgmestre)

  1. mayor (of a city)

Declension

Declension of borgmester
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative borgmester borgmesteren borgmestre borgmestrene
genitive borgmesters borgmesterens borgmestres borgmestrenes

Descendants

  • Greenlandic: borgmesteri

Further reading

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