Bürde

See also: burde

German

Etymology

From a merger of Middle High German bürde and bürden, respectively from Old High German burdī and burdin, from Proto-West Germanic *burþī and *burþini, which last is also the source of English burden. The two forms were bound to merge because all Middle High German feminines in -en yield modern German -e (cf. Kette etc. and see Lüge for a similar merger).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏrdə/, [ˈbʏʁ.də], [ˈbʏɐ̯.də]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)); [ˈb̥ʏ̜ʁ̞də]:(file)

Noun

Bürde f (genitive Bürde, plural Bürden)

  1. (archaic) burden, something carried
    Synonym: Last
  2. (higher register, figurative) burden
    1. responsibility, obligation, important task
      Synonyms: Verantwortung, Pflicht, Aufgabe
    2. something grievous, troubling, inhibiting
      Synonyms: Last; Belastung, Drangsal, Kreuz, Mühe, Plage

Declension

Declension of Bürde [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bürde die Bürden
genitive einer der Bürde der Bürden
dative einer der Bürde den Bürden
accusative eine die Bürde die Bürden

Derived terms

Further reading

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