hovedstad

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Danish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hǫfuðstaðr, equivalent to hoved- (“main”) +‎ stad (“city”). In the modern language influenced by German Hauptstadt.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈhoːð̩ˌsd̥að]

Noun[edit]

hovedstad c (singular definite hovedstaden, plural indefinite hovedstæder)

  1. capital city

Declension[edit]

Declension of hovedstad
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hovedstad hovedstaden hovedstæder hovedstæderne
genitive hovedstads hovedstadens hovedstæders hovedstædernes

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From hoved- +‎ stad (“city”).

Noun[edit]

hovedstad m (definite singular hovedstaden, indefinite plural hovedsteder, definite plural hovedstedene)

  1. capital (city), or capital city

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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