Mayor

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Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 English 2.1 Noun 2.2 Translations 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Superlative Form

Etymology

• Probably derived from the term major, the military governor of a city or town during times of martial law, from Latin maior, more or greater.

English

Noun

mayor

1. The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.

Translations

• Breton: maer m
• Bulgarian: кмет m
• Danish: Borgmester
• Dutch: burgemeester m
• Finnish: pormestari
• French: maire m, bourgmestre m
• German: Bürgermeister m, Bürgermeisterin f
• Greek: demarchos/dimarchos
• Polish: burmistrz m (in small town), prezydent miasta m (in big city)
• Romanian: primar m
• Russian: мэр m (mêr)
• Spanish: alcalde m, burgmaestro m

Spanish

Adjective

mayor

1. more; comparative form of mucho, mucha

Superlative Form

el mayor m, la mayor f = "the most"