borgmester
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to borg (“castle”) + mester (“master”). From Middle Low German borgemēster, cf. German Bürgermeister.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bɒwˈmɛsdɐ/, [b̥ɒwˈmesd̥ɐ], [pɒ̝wˈmestɒ̽], [pɔwˈmestɒ̽], /bɒˈmɛsdɐ/, [b̥ɒˈmesd̥ɐ], [pɒ̝ˈmestɒ̽], [pɔˈmestɒ̽]
Noun edit
borgmester c (singular definite borgmesteren, plural indefinite borgmestre)
Declension edit
Declension of borgmester
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | borgmester | borgmesteren | borgmestre | borgmestrene |
| genitive | borgmesters | borgmesterens | borgmestres | borgmestrenes |
Descendants edit
- Greenlandic: borgmesteri