burgomaster

English

Alternative forms

• burghermaster
• burgomeister

Etymology

Partial calque of Dutch burgemeester with master. Compare also boroughmaster.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstɚ/

Noun

burgomaster (plural burgomasters)

1. The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.

   Synonym: bürgermeister

Derived terms

• burgomastership

 

Translations

the mayor of a town in certain countries

• Breton: bourc'hvestr (br) m
• Dutch: burgemeester (nl) m
• French: bourgmestre (fr) m
• Georgian: ბურგომისტრი (burgomisṭri)
• German: Bürgermeister (de) m
• Italian: sindaco (it) m, borgomastro (it) m (used only in Germany)
• Khmer: ម្ចាស់ពលរដ្ឋ (mjas pol roth)
• Marathi: बर्गोमास्टर m (bargomāsṭar)
• Polish: burmistrz (pl) m
• Portuguese: burgomestre (pt) m
• Russian: бургоми́стр (ru) m (burgomístr)
• Spanish: burgomaestre m