burĝo

See also: burgo

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

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”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈburd͡ʒo]
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Rhymes: -urd͡ʒo
Hyphenation: bur‧ĝo

Noun edit

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

burgher
member of the bourgeoisie

Hyponyms edit

burĝino (“bourgeoise”)

Holonyms edit

burĝaro (“bourgeoisie”)