burgensis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From burgus (fort; walled town; borough) +‎ -ēnsis (forming locative adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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burgēnsis (neuter burgēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)

  1. pertaining to a castle
  2. pertaining to a town or city
  3. having the status of a citizen

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative burgēnsis burgēnse burgēnsēs burgēnsia
Genitive burgēnsis burgēnsium
Dative burgēnsī burgēnsibus
Accusative burgēnsem burgēnse burgēnsēs
burgēnsīs
burgēnsia
Ablative burgēnsī burgēnsibus
Vocative burgēnsis burgēnse burgēnsēs burgēnsia

Descendants

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Noun

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burgēnsis m or f (genitive burgēnsis); third declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. townsman, resident of a town or city
  2. citizen, i.e. a person with the rights and obligations of citizenship
  3. town councillor or senator, patrician
  4. inhabitant of a fortified rural settlement
  5. (generally) inhabitant of any specific place, such as a street or a pasture
  6. (England) burgess (parliamentary representative of a borough)

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative burgēnsis burgēnsēs
Genitive burgēnsis burgēnsium
Dative burgēnsī burgēnsibus
Accusative burgēnsem burgēnsēs
burgēnsīs
Ablative burgēnse burgēnsibus
Vocative burgēnsis burgēnsēs

References

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