Definition
Plural of amtman; multiple German administrative officials who oversaw districts during the medieval and early modern periods.
Etymology
Simply the plural form of amtman, made by changing -man to -men. This follows standard Germanic pluralization patterns used in historical administrative terminology.
Kelly Says
The governance structures of hundreds of tiny amtmen across German territories actually made unification nearly impossible—Napoleon had to simplify it all, which ironically led to modern Germany!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ከተማ አስተዳደር
ke-te-ma as-te-da-der
ARالعربية
رئيستات البلدية
raʾīsat al-baladīyah
CACatalà
alcaldesa
al-kal-desa
CSČeština
starostka
sta-ro-stka
DADansk
borgmesterinde
borg-mes-ter-in-de
DEDeutsch
Bürgermeisterinnen
bir-gər-maɪ̯stər-in-nən
ELΕλληνικά
Δήμαρχος
di-mar-chos
ESEspañol
alcaldesas
al-kal-deh-sas
FISuomi
pääjohtaja
pa-a-joh-ta-ja
FRFrançais
mairesses
mare-ses
GUGU
મ્યુનિસિપલ
mu-ni-si-pal
HAHA
Shugaban gari
shu-ga-ban ga-ri
HEעברית
ראשת עיר
rosh-it ir
HIहिन्दी
महोदया
mah-o-dya
HUMagyar
polgármester
pol-gar-mes-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
wali kota
wa-li-ko-ta
ITItaliano
sindache
sin-dah-che
KKKK
Қала басшысы
qa-la ba-sh-shy-sy
KMKM
អភិបាលនगर
a-phi-pa-lan-na-gar
MRMR
नगरसेवक
na-gar-se-vak
MSBahasa Melayu
Datuk Bandar
da-tuk ban-dar
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့မ ဦး
myo-ma-u
NLNederlands
wethouderessen
we-thou-de-res-sen
NONorsk
ordfører
ord-fyr-er
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਮੇਅਰ
shah-ir may-ar
PLPolski
burmistrz
bur-mish-ch
PTPortuguês
prefeitas
pre-fi-tas
SVSvenska
borgarråd
borg-ar-råd
SWKiswahili
mkuu wa mji
m-kuu wa m-ji
TAதமிழ்
நகரமெயர்
na-ga-ra-me-yar
TEతెలుగు
నగరమేయర్
na-ga-ra-me-yar
THไทย
นางกเทศมนตรี
na-ang-khet-sa-ma-n-tri
TLTL
Punong Lungsod
poon-ong lung-sod
TRTürkçe
belediye başkanları
be-le-di-ye ba-ş-ka-na-rı
UKУкраїнська
мерша
mer-sha
VITiếng Việt
thị trưởng
thi-truong
ZUZU
umkhulu wezifunda
um-khu-lu we-zi-funda
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural of 'amtman'; inherently gendered as masculine plural. Reflects historical exclusion of women from administrative offices in German-speaking territories.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'amtpeople' or 'administrators' to avoid gender assumption in plurals.
Inclusive Alternatives
["amtpeople","administrators","officials"]