Kopenhagen
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Kopenhagen
- Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)
Derived terms
- Kopenhaags
- Kopenhagenaar
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | Копенһаҝен | |
|---|---|---|
| Abjad | کوْپئنهاگئن | |
Proper noun
Kopenhagen
- Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)
Breton
Proper noun
Kopenhagen
- Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkoːpənˈɦaːɣən/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Kopenhagen n
- Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)
German
Alternative forms
- Copenhagen (archaic, obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Low German Kôpenhāgen, older Kôpenhāven, Kôpmanhāven, from Old Danish Køp(m)enhafn, Køpmannæhafn. The full form of the name translates to “merchants’ harbour” in both Low German and Danish. More contracted forms appear in both languages alongside, so there is no need to see the development as folk etymology (“buying harbour”, although it may have been interpreted thus by Low German speakers at a later stage).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kopənˈhaːɡən/, [ko.pm̩ˈhaː.ɡŋ̍], [ˌkɔ-], [ˌkoː-], [-p(ə)nˈhaː.ɡ(ə)n]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ko‧pen‧ha‧gen
Proper noun
Kopenhagen n (proper noun, genitive Kopenhagens or (optionally with an article) Kopenhagen)
- Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- Coppenbrügge, Coppengrave, Cloppenburg
- Hagen, Grevenhagen, Langenhagen, Nienhagen, Petershagen, Stadthagen, Steinhagen, Tiegenhagen, Waldhagen
Proper noun
Kopenhagen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kopenhagens or (with an article) Kopenhagen, feminine genitive Kopenhagen, plural Kopenhagens or Kopenhagen)
- a surname
Related terms
Further reading
- “Kopenhagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kopenhagen” in Duden online
- “Kopenhagen”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
Malay
Etymology
From English Copenhagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kopənhaɡən/
- Rhymes: -aɡən, -ɡən, -ən
Proper noun
Kopenhagen
- Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)
Derived terms
- aliran Kopenhagen (Copenhagen school)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kopenhagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kopenxǎːɡen/
- Hyphenation: Ko‧pen‧ha‧gen
Proper noun
Kopenhágen m inan (Cyrillic spelling Копенха́ген)
- Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kopenhagen |
| genitive | Kopenhagena |
| dative | Kopenhagenu |
| accusative | Kopenhagen |
| vocative | Kopenhagenu |
| locative | Kopenhagenu |
| instrumental | Kopenhagenom |