Bürde
See also: burde
German
Etymology
From Middle High German burde, bürde, from Old High German burdī, from Proto-Germanic *burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Akin to Old Norse byrðr (Danish byrde), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹 (baurþei). Non-Germanic cognates include Sanskrit भर (bhára, “burden”), Persian بار (bār, “burden”), Old Armenian բեռն (beṙn), Ancient Greek φόρτος (phórtos, “burden”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Bürde f (genitive Bürde, plural Bürden)
- burden
Declension
Declension of Bürde
singular | plural | ||||
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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 |
Related terms
- aufbürden
Further reading
- Bürde in Duden online