בירגערמײַסטער

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • בירגער־מײַסטער (birger-mayster)
  • בורגמײַסטער (burgmayster), בורגמיסטער (burgmister) — via בורג (burg)
  • בורמישטש (burmishtsh), בורמיסטזש (burmistzh) — via Polish burmistrz

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German burgermeister, bürgermeister, burgemeister, bürgemeister. Cognate with German Bürgermeister, which may have influenced the Yiddish formation. By surface analysis, בירגער (birger) +‎ מײַסטער (mayster).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪrɡərmaɪ̯stər/
  • Hyphenation: ביר‧גער‧מײַ‧סטער

Noun

בירגערמײַסטער • (birgermayster) m, plural בירגערמײַסטערס (birgermaysters)

  1. mayor
    Synonyms: (US) מייאָר (meyor), ראש־⁠עירון (resheyrn), (Russophone) גאָלאָוואַ (golova)

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “bírger(-)majster”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 158
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “בירגערמײַסטער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “בירגער־מײַסטער”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “mayor”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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