LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

burgēnsis1

burgēnsis (neuter burgēnse)
Ecclesiastical[burˈd͡ʒɛn.sis]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintwo terminationpertaining to a castle
  2. Medieval Latintwo terminationpertaining to a town or city
  3. Medieval Latintwo terminationhaving the status of a citizen

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeburgēnsisburgēnsisburgēnse
genitiveburgēnsisburgēnsisburgēnsis
dativeburgēnsīburgēnsīburgēnsī
accusativeburgēnsemburgēnsemburgēnse
ablativeburgēnsīburgēnsīburgēnsī
vocativeburgēnsisburgēnsisburgēnse
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeburgēnsēsburgēnsēsburgēnsia
genitiveburgēnsiumburgēnsiumburgēnsium
dativeburgēnsibusburgēnsibusburgēnsibus
accusativeburgēnsīs
burgēnsēs		burgēnsīs
burgēnsēs		burgēnsia
ablativeburgēnsibusburgēnsibusburgēnsibus
vocativeburgēnsēsburgēnsēsburgēnsia

Origins

From burgus (“fort; walled town; borough”) + -ēnsis (forming locative adjectives).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanburgèsfrom Old Catalan burgès
  • Frenchbourgeoisfrom Old French borgeis
  • Englishburgessfrom Old French borgeis
  • Frenchbourgeoisiefrom Old French borgeis
  • Englishburgessyfrom Old French borgeis
  • Middle Armenianբուրճէսfrom Old French borgeis
  • Middle Armenianպուռճէսfrom Old French borgeis
  • Walloonbordjeûsfrom Old French borgeis
  • Scotsburgesfrom Old French borgeis
  • Cornishburjesfrom Old French borgeis
West Iberian
  • Portugueseburguêsfrom Old Galician-Portuguese burges
  • Spanishburgésfrom Old Spanish burzés
  • Spanishburguésfrom Old Spanish burzés
  • Galicianburguésfrom Old Galician-Portuguese burges
  • Tagalogburgisfrom Old Spanish burzés
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianborghese
  • Sicilianburgisi

In English words that came into English from burgēnsis

  • burgessburgēnsis
  • burgessyburgēnsis
noun · masculinethird declension
burgēnsis2
burgēnsis m or f (genitive burgēnsis)
Ecclesiastical[burˈd͡ʒɛn.sis]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintownsman, resident of a town or city
  2. Medieval Latincitizen, i.e. a person with the rights and obligations of citizenship
  3. Medieval Latintown councillor or senator, patrician
  4. Medieval Latininhabitant of a fortified rural settlement
  5. Medieval Latininhabitant of any specific place, such as a street or a pasture
  6. EnglandMedieval Latinburgess (parliamentary representative of a borough)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeburgēnsisburgēnsēs
genitiveburgēnsisburgēnsium
dativeburgēnsīburgēnsibus
accusativeburgēnsemburgēnsēs
burgēnsīs
ablativeburgēnseburgēnsibus
vocativeburgēnsisburgēnsēs

Origins

From burgus (“fort; walled town; borough”) + -ēnsis (forming locative adjectives).

Quick answers

What does burgēnsis mean in Latin?
burgēnsis, a adjective, means “pertaining to a castle; pertaining to a town or city; having the status of a citizen”.