borgmester

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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borgmester c (singular definite borgmesteren, plural indefinite borgmestre)

  1. mayor (of a city)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greenlandic: borgmesteri

Further reading

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