Windhoek
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans/Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndhʊk/, /ˈvɪndhʊk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndhʊk/
Proper noun
Windhoek
- A city, the capital city of Namibia.
Translations
capital of Namibia
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”).
Proper noun
Windhoek
- Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɪndɦuk]
Proper noun
Windhoek m inan (relational adjective windhoecký)
- Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)
Declension
Declension of Windhoek (sg-only velar masculine inanimate)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Windhoek |
| genitive | Windhoeku |
| dative | Windhoeku |
| accusative | Windhoek |
| vocative | Windhoeku |
| locative | Windhoeku |
| instrumental | Windhoekem |
Further reading
- “Windhoek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Dutch
Etymology
From wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋɪnt.ɦuk]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Windhoek n
- Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans and Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvĩd.uk/, /vĩˈdu.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvĩd.uk/, /vĩˈdu.ke/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvĩd.uk/, /vĩˈdu.kɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbĩd.uk/, /bĩˈdu.kɨ/
Proper noun
Windhoek ?
- alternative form of Vinduque
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvindɦuk]
Proper noun
Windhoek m inan (genitive singular Windhoeku)
References
- “Windhoek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbinduk/ [ˈbĩn̪.d̪uk]
- Rhymes: -induk
Proper noun
Windhoek f
- Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)
Derived terms
- windhoekense (informal demonym)