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København
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English
Etymology
en :bor da:København + 1
Proper noun
en uncommon en Copenhagen.
en 1956 The Sound, Southern Part—Fakse Bugt Sailing Directions for the Kattegat and the Sound: Skagen to Falsterbo, Including Fakse Bugt H. O. Pub. 41 Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office 268 https://books.google.com/books?id=rMU41phWU-QC&pg=PA268 1–2 717289 København is the capital and the commercial, industrial, and cultural center of Denmark. Exports from København consist mainly of manufactured articles and agricultural products.
en 1999 Paul Balchin; Luděk Sýkora Gregory Bull Conclusions Regional Policy and Planning in Europe London; New York, N.Y. w:Routledge 247 https://archive.org/details/regionalpolicypl0000balc/page/247/mode/1up 0-415-16009-X Thus, in 1991, when Denmark and Sweden signed a treaty to construct a 15.5 km length four-lane motorway and double track railway from København to Malmö across the Öresund (by means of a bridge and tunnel), it was anticipated that not only would the locational disadvantages of Sweden be reduced, but that the Öresund region would become the principal urbanised area in northern Europe (Newman and Thornley, 1996, Williams, 1996).
en 2022 Nicholas Hill Sjælland Germany and Denmark St Ives, Cambridgeshire Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson 174 https://books.google.com/books?id=Y915EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA174 1–2 978 178679 006 4 Hellerup is an upmarket suburb of København with excellent shopping opportunities. There is often some swell and a coast road runs all the way from København to Gilleleje, bringing traffic noise.
Danish
da:
Alternative forms
da KBH initialism
da Kjøbenhavn
Etymology
From da gmq-oda Køpmannæhafn, equivalent to modern da købmænds havn chapmen's haven, merchants' harbor. Compare is Kaupmannahöfn.
Pronunciation
da /købənˈhɑwˀn/ [kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑwˀn], Jutlandic used derogatorily da [t͡ɕœwnˈhɑwˀn],
da Da-København.ogg
Proper noun
da proper noun genitive Københavns
da capital city c/Denmark Copenhagen
Related terms
da københavner
da københavnsk
da københavneri
Descendants
nb Køpenhavn Kjøpenhavn ; Kjøben 1
fo Keypmannahavn 1
is Kaupmannahöfn Kaupinhafn Köben 1
nds Kopenhagen 1
en Copenhagen 1
fr Copenhague 1
de Kopenhagen 1
ro Copenhaga 1
it Copenaghen 1
ru Копенгаген 1
es Copenhague 1
nn Kjøpenhamn Kaupenhamn Kjøben<q:rare> 1
gmq-osw *Kø̄pmanhafn *Kø̄pmanhamn 1
sv Köpenhamn 1
fi Kööpenhamina 1
Norwegian Bokmål
nb:
nb:+s amt
250px|thumb|The Caritas Well (also known as the Caritas Fountain) during the evening in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Alternative forms
nb Kjøpenhavn inherited form
nb Kjøben
Etymology
From nb da København, from nb gmq-oda Køpmannæhafn Copenhagen, literally meaning "merchants' port". Largely replaced the inherited form nb Kjøpenhavn.
Pronunciation
nb /çøːbn̩ˈhaʋn/ /çøːpn̩ˈhaʋn/
nb nb-københavn.ogg
nb aʋn
nb Kø ben havn
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb capital city/municipality/and/former county c/Denmark Copenhagen
Usage notes
The former county is also referred to by its full name Københavns amt (Copenhagen's amt).
Derived terms
nb københavner københavnerinne københavnsk
References
“København” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
nn:+s amt
Alternative forms
nn Kaupenhamn Kjøpenhamn
Etymology
From nn da København, from nn gmq-oda Køpmannæhafn Copenhagen chapmen’s haven, equivalent to non Kaupmannahǫfn. Compare fo Keypmannahavn and is Kaupmannahöfn.
Pronunciation
nn /çøːbənˈhavn/ /çøːpənˈhavn/
Proper noun
nn proper noun ?
nn capital city/municipality/and/former county c/Denmark Copenhagen
Derived terms
nn københavnsk
Slovene
sl:
Pronunciation
Kẹ̑benhávn
Proper noun
København m-in
sl capital city c/Denmark Copenhagen
Declension
København sg
Derived terms
sl Københavnčan / sl Københavnčanka
sl københavnski
References