Polyglot Dictionary

Bürgermeister

/ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bürgermeister

Meaning

  1. mayor

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bürger citizen
  • Meister master

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

maire

maire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mayor."

Portuguese

prefeito

prefeito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mayor."

Practice

1 What does Bürgermeister mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ eröffnete das neue Rathaus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bürgermeister?

See also

noun

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