borgmester
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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