Buergermeeschter

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German burgemeister (as originally throughout Central Franconian). The second -r- perhaps added after German Bürgermeister, from the Middle High German variant bürgermeister.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bue̯ʁerˈmeːʃter/, [ˌbuə̯.jɐˈmeːʃ.tɐ]

Noun[edit]

Buergermeeschter m (plural Buergermeeschteren)

  1. mayor (of a town, city)

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