hovedstad

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfuðstaðr, equivalent to hoved- (“main”) +‎ stad (“city”). In the modern language influenced by German Hauptstadt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhoːð̩ˌsd̥að]

Noun

hovedstad c (singular definite hovedstaden, plural indefinite hovedstæder)

  1. capital city

Declension

Declension of hovedstad
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hovedstad hovedstaden hovedstæder hovedstæderne
genitive hovedstads hovedstadens hovedstæders hovedstædernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hoved- +‎ stad (“city”).

Noun

hovedstad m (definite singular hovedstaden, indefinite plural hovedsteder, definite plural hovedstedene)

  1. capital (city), or capital city

See also

References

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