burgemeester

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === burgermeester (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch borchmeester, borgermeester. This form represents a compound of burg (“burgh, town”) +‎ meester (“master”), but forms with -r- are influenced by burger (“citizen”). The earliest attestations lack the -r-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbʏr.ɣəˈmeːs.tər/ Hyphenation: bur‧ge‧mees‧ter Rhymes: -eːstər === Noun === burgemeester m (plural burgemeesters, no diminutive, feminine burgemeesteres) mayor, burgomaster (head of a city or municipality) one of two species of gull: synonym of kleine burgemeester (“Larus glaucoides”) synonym of grote burgemeester (“Larus hyperboreus”) (obsolete, historical) Roman consul [17th–19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: burgemeester → English: burgomaster → French: bourgmestre