Amsterdam

See also: Ámsterdam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæmstəˈdæm/
• IPA^(key): /ˈæmstəɹˌdæm/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æm

Proper noun

Amsterdam

1. A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

   The Dutch seat of government is not the metropolis of Amsterdam but The Hague.

   While Amsterdam is the largest city in the province of Noord-Holland, Haarlem is the province capital.

Derived terms

• Amsterdamer
• New Amsterdam

Translations

capital of the Netherlands

• Afrikaans: Amsterdam
• Albanian: Amsterdami (sq) m, Amsterdam m (indefinite)
• Amharic: አምስተርዳም (ʾämsətärdam)
• Arabic: أَمْسْتِرْدَام f (ʔamstirdām)
• Armenian: Ամստերդամ (hy) (Amsterdam)
• Azerbaijani: Amsterdam (az)
• Basque: Amsterdam (eu)
• Belarusian: Амстэрда́м m (Amsterdám)
• Bengali: আমস্টারডাম (amosṭaroḍam)
• Bulgarian: Амстерда́м (Amsterdám)
• Burmese: အမ်စတာဒမ်မြို့ (amca.tadammrui.)
• Catalan: Amsterdam
• Cherokee: ᎡᎻᏍᏔᏕᎻ (emistademi)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 阿姆斯特丹 (aa³ mou⁵ si¹ dak⁶ daan¹)

  Mandarin: 阿姆斯特丹 (zh) (Āmǔsītèdān)

• Czech: Amsterdam (cs) m
• Danish: Amsterdam (da)
• Dutch: Amsterdam (nl) n
• Esperanto: Amsterdamo (eo)
• Estonian: Amsterdam (et)
• Finnish: Amsterdam (fi)
• French: Amsterdam (fr) m
• Galician: Ámsterdam
• Georgian: ამსტერდამი (amsṭerdami)
• German: Amsterdam (de) n
• Greek: Άμστερνταμ (el) n (Ámsterntam), (dated) Αμστελόδαμο (el) n (Amstelódamo)

  Ancient Greek: Ἀμστελόδαμον n (Amstelódamon)

• Hebrew: אַמְסְטֶרְדָּם (he) f (ámsterdam)
• Hindi: ऐम्स्टर्डैम m (aimsṭarḍaim), एम्स्टर्डम m (emsṭarḍam)
• Hungarian: Amszterdam (hu)
• Ido: Amsterdam
• Indonesian: Amsterdam
• Irish: Amstardam m
• Italian: Amsterdam (it) f
• Japanese: アムステルダム (ja) (Amusuterudamu)
• Kashubian: Amsterdam (csb)
• Kazakh: Амстердам (kk) (Amsterdam)
• Khmer: អាំស្ទែដាំ (km) (ʼamstɛɛdam)
• Korean: 암스테르담 (ko) (Amseutereudam)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Amsterdam (ku)

• Kyrgyz: Амстердам (Amsterdam)
• Lao: ອຳສະເຕີດຳ (ʼam sa tœ̄ dam)
• Latin: Amstelodamum
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• Latvian: Amsterdama f
• Limburgish: Amsterdam (li)
• Lithuanian: Amsterdamas m
• Low German:

  Dutch Low Saxon: Amsterdam

  German Low German: Amsterdam

• Macedonian: Амстердам m (Amsterdam)
• Malay: Amsterdam
• Maltese: Amsterdam
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Амстердам (Amsterdam)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Amsterdam (no)

  Nynorsk: Amsterdam

• Pashto: امستردام m (amestardām)
• Persian: آمستردام (âmsterdâm)
• Polish: Amsterdam (pl) m
• Portuguese: Amesterdão (pt) (Portugal), Amsterdã (pt) f (Brazil)
• Romanian: Amsterdam (ro) n
• Russian: Амстерда́м (ru) m (Amstɛrdám)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: А̀мстердам m

  Latin: Àmsterdam (sh) m

• Sicilian: Amsterdam
• Sinhalese: ඈම්ස්ටර්ඩෑම් (ǣmsṭarḍǣm)
• Slovak: Amsterdam m
• Slovene: Amsterdam m
• Spanish: Amsterdam (es) m
• Swedish: Amsterdam (sv)
• Tagalog: Amsterdam
• Tajik: Амстердам (Amsterdam)
• Tamil: ஆம்ஸ்டர்டம் (āmsṭarṭam)
• Tatar: Амстердам (Amsterdam)
• Thai: อัมสเตอร์ดัม (th) (am-sà-dtəə-dam)
• Tibetan: ཨེམ་སི་ཊར་ཌམ (em si ṭar ḍam)
• Turkish: Amsterdam (tr)
• Turkmen: Amsterdam
• Ukrainian: Амстерда́м (uk) m (Amsterdám)
• Urdu: ایمسٹرڈیم m (aimsṭarḍaim)
• Uzbek: Amsterdam
• Vietnamese: Am Tước Đàm, Am-xtéc-đam
• West Frisian: Amsterdam
• Yiddish: אַמסטערדאַם n (amsterdam)

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Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑmsterˈdɑm/

• Audio (Baku):

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Proper noun

Amsterdam

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əms.tərˈdam]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ams.teɾˈðam]

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Derived terms

• amsterdamès

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Czech

Alternative forms

• Amsterodam

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈamstɛrdam]

Proper noun

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

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Dutch

Een gracht in Amsterdam.
A canal in Amsterdam.

Etymology

First attested as amestelledamme in 1275. From Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑm.stərˈdɑm/

• Amsterdam:

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• Hyphenation: Am‧ster‧dam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Amsterdam n

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

   Synonyms: 020, Damsko, Mokum, Venetië van het Noorden (nickname), Gròòtgragtegat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Driemond, Durgerdam, Holysloot, Ransdorp, Schellingwoude, 't Nopeind, Weesp, Zunderdorp

Alternative forms

• A'dam

Derived terms

• Amsterdammer
• Amsterdams
• Amsterdamsewijk
• Nieuw-Amsterdam

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Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

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Faroese

Proper noun

Amsterdam ?

1. Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Inflection of Amsterdam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Amsterdam	—
genitive		Amsterdamin	—
partitive		Amsterdamia	—
illative		Amsterdamiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Amsterdam	—
accusative	nom.	Amsterdam	—
	gen.	Amsterdamin
genitive		Amsterdamin	—
partitive		Amsterdamia	—
inessive		Amsterdamissa	—
elative		Amsterdamista	—
illative		Amsterdamiin	—
adessive		Amsterdamilla	—
ablative		Amsterdamilta	—
allative		Amsterdamille	—
essive		Amsterdamina	—
translative		Amsterdamiksi	—
abessive		Amsterdamitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Amsterdam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Amsterdamini — accusative nom. Amsterdamini — gen. Amsterdamini genitive Amsterdamini — partitive Amsterdamiani — inessive Amsterdamissani — elative Amsterdamistani — illative Amsterdamiini — adessive Amsterdamillani — ablative Amsterdamiltani — allative Amsterdamilleni — essive Amsterdaminani — translative Amsterdamikseni — abessive Amsterdamittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Amsterdamisi — accusative nom. Amsterdamisi — gen. Amsterdamisi genitive Amsterdamisi — partitive Amsterdamiasi — inessive Amsterdamissasi — elative Amsterdamistasi — illative Amsterdamiisi — adessive Amsterdamillasi — ablative Amsterdamiltasi — allative Amsterdamillesi — essive Amsterdaminasi — translative Amsterdamiksesi — abessive Amsterdamittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Amsterdamimme — accusative nom. Amsterdamimme — gen. Amsterdamimme genitive Amsterdamimme — partitive Amsterdamiamme — inessive Amsterdamissamme — elative Amsterdamistamme — illative Amsterdamiimme — adessive Amsterdamillamme — ablative Amsterdamiltamme — allative Amsterdamillemme — essive Amsterdaminamme — translative Amsterdamiksemme — abessive Amsterdamittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Amsterdaminne — accusative nom. Amsterdaminne — gen. Amsterdaminne genitive Amsterdaminne — partitive Amsterdamianne — inessive Amsterdamissanne — elative Amsterdamistanne — illative Amsterdamiinne — adessive Amsterdamillanne — ablative Amsterdamiltanne — allative Amsterdamillenne — essive Amsterdaminanne — translative Amsterdamiksenne — abessive Amsterdamittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Amsterdaminsa — accusative nom. Amsterdaminsa — gen. Amsterdaminsa genitive Amsterdaminsa — partitive Amsterdamiaan Amsterdamiansa — inessive Amsterdamissaan Amsterdamissansa — elative Amsterdamistaan Amsterdamistansa — illative Amsterdamiinsa — adessive Amsterdamillaan Amsterdamillansa — ablative Amsterdamiltaan Amsterdamiltansa — allative Amsterdamilleen Amsterdamillensa — essive Amsterdaminaan Amsterdaminansa — translative Amsterdamikseen Amsterdamiksensa — abessive Amsterdamittaan Amsterdamittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.stɛʁ.dam/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Amsterdam ?

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌamstɐˈdam/

Proper noun

Amsterdam n (proper noun, genitive Amsterdams or (optionally with an article) Amsterdam)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Derived terms

• Amsterdamer

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Icelandic

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

1. Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)

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Italian

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

1. Amsterdam

Derived terms

• Nuova Amsterdam

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam, from Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.stɛr.dam/, (colloquial, nonstandard) /amˈstɛr.dam/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrdam
• Syllabification: Am‧ster‧dam

Proper noun

Amsterdam m inan

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Amsterdam

	singular
nominative	Amsterdam
genitive	Amsterdamu
dative	Amsterdamowi
accusative	Amsterdam
instrumental	Amsterdamem
locative	Amsterdamie
vocative	Amsterdamie

Derived terms

adjective

• amsterdamski

 

nouns

• amsterdamczyk
• amsterdamka

 

Further reading

• Amsterdam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Amsterdam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

1. Alternative form of Amsterdã

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈam.ster.dam]

Proper noun

Amsterdam n

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

declension of Amsterdam (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) Amsterdam	Amsterdamul
genitive/dative	(unui) Amsterdam	Amsterdamului
vocative	Amsterdamule

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎmsterdam/
• Hyphenation: Am‧ster‧dam

Proper noun

Àmsterdam m (Cyrillic spelling А̀мстердам)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Amsterdam

	singular
nominative	Amsterdam
genitive	Amsterdama
dative	Amsterdamu
accusative	Amsterdam
vocative	Amsterdame
locative	Amsterdamu
instrumental	Amsterdamom

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Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam m (genitive singular Amsterdamu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

References

• “Amsterdam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amsteɾˈdam/ [ãms.t̪eɾˈð̞ãm]

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam n (genitive Amsterdams)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)