hovedstad

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhoːð̩ˌsd̥að]

Noun

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hovedstad c (singular definite hovedstaden, plural indefinite hovedstæder)

  1. capital city

Declension

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From hoved- +‎ stad (city).

Noun

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

  1. capital (city), or capital city

See also

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References

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