Oberbürgermeister

/ˈoːbɐˌbʏʁɡɐˈmaɪ̯stɐ/

der noun B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Oberbürgermeister

Meaning

  1. lord mayor

    Built from ober (upper) + Bürgermeister (mayor).

    • Der Oberbürgermeister hielt eine Rede.

      The lord mayor gave a speech.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • ober upper
  • Bürgermeister mayor

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

noble

Close, figuratively — a lord mayor relates to a noble.

Practice

1 What does Oberbürgermeister mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ hielt eine Rede.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Oberbürgermeister?

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