Hauptstadt

German

Etymology

From haupt- (“main, chief”) +‎ Stadt (“town, city”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtat/
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Noun

Hauptstadt f (genitive Hauptstadt, plural Hauptstädte)

  1. capital (city)
    Synonym: (learned, elevated) Kapitale

Declension

Declension of Hauptstadt [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hauptstadt die Hauptstädte
genitive einer der Hauptstadt der Hauptstädte
dative einer der Hauptstadt den Hauptstädten
accusative eine die Hauptstadt die Hauptstädte

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