Bursche

See also: bursche

German

Alternative forms

Bursch, Pursche, Pursch
(community): Burse, Purse, Burs, Purs

Etymology

From Middle High German burse, from Old High German bursa, from Late Latin bursa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʊrʃə/
Audio (file)

Noun

Bursche m (weak, genitive Burschen, plural Burschen, diminutive Bürschchen n)

boy, young man
(obsolete) student
member of a student fraternity
Synonyms: Burschenschafter, Burschenschaftler
(dated) boy, young servant
Synonym: Boy
(colloquial in hunting and fishing) big catch

Declension

Declension of Bursche [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bursche	die	Burschen
genitive	eines	des	Burschen	der	Burschen
dative	einem	dem	Burschen	den	Burschen
accusative	einen	den	Burschen	die	Burschen

Noun

Bursche f (genitive Bursche, plural Burschen) (obsolete, in the end derogatory)

community or lodging of people working (or studying) together

Declension

Declension of Bursche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bursche	die	Burschen
genitive	einer	der	Bursche	der	Burschen
dative	einer	der	Bursche	den	Burschen
accusative	eine	die	Bursche	die	Burschen

Derived terms

Burschenlied
Burschenschaft

Further reading

“Bursche” in Duden online
“Bursche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“bursche” in Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1986–.
“burse” in Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1986–.

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