borgeis

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Frankish *burg.

    Pronunciation

    • (archaic) IPA(key): /buɾˈdʒei̯s/
    • (classical) IPA(key): /buɾˈdʒoi̯s/
    • (late) IPA(key): /buɾˈʒo̯es/

    Noun

    borgeis oblique singularm (oblique plural borgeis, nominative singular borgeis, nominative plural borgeis)

    1. town-dweller; someone who lives in an urban area

    Descendants

    • Middle Armenian: բուրճէս (burčēs), պուռճէս (puṙčēs)
    • Middle French: bourgois, bourgeois
      • French: bourgeois (see there for further descendants)
    • Walloon: bordjeûs
    • Middle English: burgeis, burgeys, burges

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