borgmester

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to borg (“castle”) +‎ mester (“master”). From Middle Low German borgemēster, cf. German Bürgermeister.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɒwˈmɛsdɐ/, [b̥ɒwˈmesd̥ɐ], [pɒ̝wˈmestɒ̽], [pɔwˈmestɒ̽], /bɒˈmɛsdɐ/, [b̥ɒˈmesd̥ɐ], [pɒ̝ˈmestɒ̽], [pɔˈmestɒ̽]

Noun

borgmester c (singular definite borgmesteren, plural indefinite borgmestre)

1. mayor (of a city)

Declension

Declension of borgmester

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	borgmester	borgmesteren	borgmestre	borgmestrene
genitive	borgmesters	borgmesterens	borgmestres	borgmestrenes

Descendants

• Greenlandic: borgmesteri

Further reading

• “borgmester” in Den Danske Ordbog