Kaupmannahöfn

Icelandic

Etymology

From kaupmaður (“tradesman”) +‎ höfn (“harbour, haven”), from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn. Compare Faroese Keypmannahavn, København.

Proper noun

Kaupmannahöfn f (proper noun, genitive singular Kaupmannahafnar)

  1. Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)
    Synonyms: (informal) Köben, (uncommon, poetic) Kaupinhafn

Declension

Declension of Kaupmannahöfn (sg-only feminine, based on höfn)
indefinite singular
nominative Kaupmannahöfn
accusative Kaupmannahöfn
dative Kaupmannahöfn
genitive Kaupmannahafnar
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