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Bürgermeister
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bürgermeister burgermeister
German
Etymology
From de gmh burgermeister, gmh bürgermeister, alongside the form gmh burgemeister, gmh bürgemeister. The former is equivalent to de Bürger citizen Meister master, the latter to de Burg city + de Meister. It is uncertain which of the two forms is original. Compare nl burgemeester (Middle Dutch also with -er-). Compare also de Burmeister.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbʏrɡərˌmaɪ̯stər/ [ˈbʏʁ.ɡɐˌmaɪ̯s.tɐ] [ˈbʏɐ̯.ɡɐ-] [-ˌmaɪ̯.stɐ]
de /ˌbʏrɡərˈmaɪ̯stər/ fairly rare, but common in compounds
de De-Bürgermeister.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Bür ger meis ter
Noun
m in
mayor leader of a city, male or unspecified sex
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Oberbürgermeister
de Altbürgermeister ex-mayor
Descendants
en bürgermeister 1
hu polgármester 1
pl burmistrz 1
Further reading
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