borgmester
Danish
editEtymology
editEquivalent 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
editborgmester c (singular definite borgmesteren, plural indefinite borgmestre)
Declension
editDeclension of borgmester
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | borgmester | borgmesteren | borgmestre | borgmestrene |
genitive | borgmesters | borgmesterens | borgmestres | borgmestrenes |
Descendants
edit- Greenlandic: borgmesteri