Definition
A commander or governor of a fortress or garrison, used in medieval Spanish territories.
Etymology
From Arabic al-qāʾid meaning 'leader' or 'commander', this term was used throughout medieval Spain and later in Spanish colonial administration to denote military or civil authority.
Kelly Says
The word 'alcaide' and its variants show how Arabic military terminology embedded itself so deeply in Spanish that even centuries after the Reconquista, Spanish-speaking peoples were still using Arabic words for power structures.
Translations
ARالعربية
رئيس البلدية
raʾīs al-baladīya
BNবাংলা
উপ-প্রধান
up-pra-dhan
CACatalà
alcalde
al-kal-de
CSČeština
starosta
sta-ro-sta
DADansk
borgmester
borg-mes-ter
DEDeutsch
Bürgermeister
bюр-ger-meister
ELΕλληνικά
Δήμαρχος
di-mar-chos
ESEspañol
alcalde
al-kal-de
FISuomi
pääjohtaja
pää-joh-ta-ja
GUGU
મ્યુનિસિપલ ચેરમેન
mu-ni-si-pal che-re-men
HEעברית
ראש עירייה
rosh ivriyah
HUMagyar
polgármester
pol-gár-mes-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
walikota
wa-li-ko-ta
ITItaliano
sindaco
sin-dak-ko
MRMR
नगरसेवक
na-gar-se-vak
MSBahasa Melayu
Datuk Bandar
da-tuk ban-dar
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့မှူး
myo-hmu
NLNederlands
burgemeester
byr-ge-me-ster
NONorsk
ordfører
ord-for-re
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਮੇਅਰ
she-har me-yar
PLPolski
burmistrz
by-r-mistrz
PTPortuguês
prefeito
pre-fe-i-tu
SVSvenska
borgmästare
borg-mä-sta-re
SWKiswahili
mkuu wa mji
m-kuu wa m-ji
TAதமிழ்
நகர மன்றத் தலைவர்
na-gar man-rath tha-lai-var
TEతెలుగు
నగర మేయర్
na-gar me-yar
THไทย
นายกเทศมนตรี
na-i-khet-sa-ma-n-tri
TRTürkçe
belediye başkanı
be-le-di-ye ba-ş-ka-nı
VITiếng Việt
thị trưởng
thi-truong