burĝo

See also: burgo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from Old French burgeis (“town dweller”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold; city”). First attested in Zamenhof's Plena Vortaro Rusa-Internacia (1889).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburd͡ʒo/

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• Rhymes: -urd͡ʒo
• Syllabification: bur‧ĝo

Noun

burĝo (accusative singular burĝon, plural burĝoj, accusative plural burĝojn)

1. burgher
2. member of the bourgeoisie

Hyponyms

• burĝino (“bourgeoise”)

Holonyms

• burĝaro (“bourgeoisie”)

Further reading

• “burĝo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “burĝo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026