Bundeshauptstadt

German

Etymology

Bund +‎ -es- +‎ Hauptstadt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊndəsˌhaʊ̯ptʃtat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bun‧des‧haupt‧stadt

Noun

Bundeshauptstadt f (genitive Bundeshauptstadt, plural Bundeshauptstädte)

  1. federal capital (capital city of a federal union)

Usage notes

  • Most usage is of Berlin and Vienna (in Germany and Austria respectively). However, it can be used of any federal union, e.g. die US-Bundeshauptstadt Washington (“the US federal capital of Washington”).

Declension

Declension of Bundeshauptstadt [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bundeshauptstadt die Bundeshauptstädte
genitive einer der Bundeshauptstadt der Bundeshauptstädte
dative einer der Bundeshauptstadt den Bundeshauptstädten
accusative eine die Bundeshauptstadt die Bundeshauptstädte

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