borgmester
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