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borgmästare

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish borghmæstare, borghamæstare, borgharamæstare, from Middle Low German borgemester, borgermester, equivalent to borg +‎ mästare. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål borgermester, Norwegian Nynorsk borgarmeister, Danish borgmester (whence also Greenlandic borgmesteri), German Bürgermeister, Dutch burgemeester, English boroughmaster.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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borgmästare c (feminine borgmästarinna)

  1. (historical, foreign) a mayor

Usage notes

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  • In Sweden, the term is chiefly used for historical or foreign contexts. For the contemporary Swedish position, see kommunalråd (municipal commissioner).

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: pormestari

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