buro is spelt with the 2 little dots over the u
2006-10-23 19:39:48 · 6 answers · asked by ed l 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Haupt means main, if you haven't figured that out yet. Buro means office. Buro (in addition to the umlaut) should be written with a capital, because it's a noun, and I think you'd normally put the two words together, in which case it would be all one noun and written with a capital H: Hauptbuero. (I'm being lazy anding writing "ue" which is acceptable and easier than finding the darn umlaut. And yeah, in English it would be "head office" or possibly "home office".
Uberhaupt means something like overriding, really really main.
Uber means both "over" and "extremely".
2006-10-24 00:20:32 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Haupt Buro=head Office
2006-10-24 09:42:43 · answer #2 · answered by Latin Techie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you are right. Buro is spelled "mit umlaut"
(The "umlaut" is the double dot placed over the vowels of certain words.)
To my eyes and ears, "buro" is easy to see, as it is pronounced almost like our English word "bureau" (which is derived from the French, by the way).
So, buro = bureau = office
But, haupt was something I didn't know.
I guess I was thinking "uberhaupt" as a compound word of UBER and HAUPT.
(and, "uber" also has that umlaut over the "u")
Does UBER mean "over"? Or, "super"?
I have heard people say that so-and-so is so
UBER loyal.
2006-10-24 06:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by hohobankhamen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Head Office?
2006-10-24 02:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
head office
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2006-10-24 02:51:48 · answer #5 · answered by TravelO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
head office :-)
2006-10-24 02:50:04 · answer #6 · answered by Gregory B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋