Polyglot Dictionary

Bürgermeisteramt

/ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐˌʔamt/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Bürgermeisterämter

Meaning

  1. mayor's office

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Rathaus

Rathaus is the building itself — often a historic landmark on the main square. Bürgermeisteramt is specifically the mayor's office and administration, which may occupy only part of that building.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

alcaldía

alcaldía is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mayor's office."

Practice

1 What does Bürgermeisteramt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Unterlagen liegen im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bürgermeisteramt?

noun

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