Amsterdam

See also: Ámsterdam

English

Canal houses in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæmstəˈdæm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæmstəɹˌdæm/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æm

Proper noun

Amsterdam

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

3. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city:
   1. An unincorporated community in Merced County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Georgia.
   3. A minor city in Bates County, Missouri.
   4. A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana.
   5. An unincorporated community in Holland Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
   6. A town and city in Montgomery County, New York.
   7. A village in Jefferson County, Ohio.
   8. An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
   9. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
   10. An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
   11. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
4. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Buchanan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Derived terms

• Ajax Amsterdam
• Amsterdamer
• Amsterdam Time
• New Amsterdam
• Nieuw-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:

  Abjad: آمستردام (az) (Amsterdām)

  Roman: 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)
• Farefare: Amstɛldam
• Finnish: Amsterdam (fi)
• French: Amsterdam (fr) m
• Galician: Ámsterdam
• Georgian: ამსტერდამი (ka) (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 (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
• 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

• Ottoman Turkish: آمستردام (āmıstırdām), مصردام (mısırdām)
• 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
• Sranan Tongo: Damsko
• 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-xtéc-đam
• West Frisian: Amsterdam
• Yiddish: אַמסטערדאַם n (amsterdam)

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

2. Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
4. Amsterdam (a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)

Derived terms

• Amsterdammer
• Amsterdams

See also

• Den Haag

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		Амстердам
Abjad		آمستئردام

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑmsterˈdɑm/

• Audio (Baku):

  (file)

Proper noun

Amsterdam

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

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; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Derived terms

• amsterdamès

Czech

Alternative forms

• Amsterodam

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈamstr̩dam]

Proper noun

Amsterdam m inan (relational adjective amsterdamský)

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

Declension

Declension of Amsterdam (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Amsterdam
genitive	Amsterdamu
dative	Amsterdamu
accusative	Amsterdam
vocative	Amsterdame
locative	Amsterdamu
instrumental	Amsterdamem

Further reading

• “Amsterodam”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

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

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/

• Audio (Netherlands):

  (file)

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

Proper noun

Amsterdam n

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

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

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

2. Amsterdam Island, an island and overseas territory of France located in the southern Indian Ocean

Alternative forms

• A'dam

Derived terms

• amsterdamalbatros
• Amsterdammer
• amsterdammertje
• Amsterdams
• Amsterdamsewijk
• Nieuw-Amsterdam

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “amsterdam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

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

Faroese

Proper noun

Amsterdam ?

1. Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmsterdɑm/, [ˈɑ̝ms̠te̞rdɑ̝m]
• Rhymes: -ɑmsterdɑm
• Syllabification^(key): Ams‧ter‧dam
• Hyphenation^(key): Ams‧ter‧dam

Proper noun

Amsterdam

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

   Synonym: Dami (informal)

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 — —

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.stɛʁ.dam/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

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

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌamstɐˈdam/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

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

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

Derived terms

• Amsterdamer

Icelandic

Proper noun

Amsterdam f (proper noun, indeclinable)

1. Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)

Italian

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

1. Amsterdam

Derived terms

• Nuova Amsterdam

Polish

Amsterdam

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

  (file)

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

Proper noun

Amsterdam m inan (related adjective amsterdamski)

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

Declension

Declension of Amsterdam

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

Derived terms

nouns

• amsterdamczyk
• amsterdamka

Further reading

• Amsterdam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Amsterdam in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

1. (sometimes proscribed) alternative spelling of Amsterdã / Amesterdão

Usage notes

The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the forms Amsterdã or Amsterdão are preferred.

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; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Amsterdam

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	Amsterdam	Amsterdamul
genitive-dative	Amsterdam	Amsterdamului
vocative	Amsterdamule

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; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Amsterdam

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

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

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

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the 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, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àːmstɛrdam/

Proper noun

Ámsterdam m inan

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

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	Ámsterdam
genitive	Ámsterdama
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Ámsterdam
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Ámsterdama
dative (dajȃlnik)	Ámsterdamu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Ámsterdam
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Ámsterdamu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Ámsterdamom

Derived terms

• Ámsterdamčan / Ámsterdamčanka
• ámsterdamski

References

• “Amsterdam”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “Amsterdam”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amsteɾˈdam/ [ãms.t̪eɾˈð̞ãm]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Ams‧ter‧dam

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

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

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam n (genitive Amsterdams)

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