København

Danish

Alternative forms

• KBH (initialism)
• Kjøbenhavn

Etymology

From Old Danish Køpmannæhafn, equivalent to modern Danish købmænds havn (“chapmen's haven, merchants' harbor”). Compare Icelandic Kaupmannahöfn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /købənˈhɑwˀn/, [kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑwˀn], Jutlandic (used derogatorily) IPA^(key): [tɕœwnˈhɑwˀn],

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Proper noun

København

1. Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)

Descendants

• → Swedish: Köpenhamn
• → Low German: Kopenhagen
  • → German: Kopenhagen
  • → English: Copenhagen
  • → French: Copenhague
  • → Italian: Copenhaghen
  • → Russian: Копенгаген (Kopengagen)
  • → Spanish: Copenhague
• → Icelandic: Köben

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Norwegian Bokmål

The Caritas Well (also known as the Caritas Fountain) during the evening in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Alternative forms

• Kjøben

Etymology

From Old Danish Køpmannæhafn (“Copenhagen”), literally meaning "merchants' port", from Old Norse Kaupmannahǫfn (“Copenhagen”), with the same meaning.

Cognate of Danish København, Faroese Keypmannahavn and Icelandic Kaupmannahöfn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçøːbn̩haʋn/

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• Rhymes: -aʋn
• Hyphenation: Kø‧ben‧havn

Proper noun

København

1. Copenhagen (the capital city, a municipality and former county of Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark)

Usage notes

The former county is also referred to by its full name Københavns amt (Copenhagen's amt).

Derived terms

• københavner
• københavnerinne
• københavnsk

 

References

• “København” in Store norske leksikon

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

København

1. Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)