burgensis

Latin

Etymology

From burgus (“fort; walled town; borough”) +‎ -ēnsis (forming locative adjectives), generally used as a substantive noun.

Noun

burgensis ? (genitive burgensis); third declension

  1. (medieval, historical) A resident of a walled town (opposed to villanus, a rural resident)
  2. (medieval, historical) A burgess, a burger: a merchant or craftsman of a borough with citizen rights (opposed to non-citizen residents and outsiders)

Adjective

burgensis

  1. (medieval, historical) Of or related to a medieval walled town or incorporated borough.

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Case Singular Plural
nominative burgensis burgensēs
genitive burgensis burgensium
dative burgensī burgensibus
accusative burgensem
burgensim		 burgensēs
burgensīs
ablative burgense
burgensī		 burgensibus
vocative burgensis burgensēs

Descendants

References

  • burgensis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • burgensis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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