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Amager
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amager
English
Etymology
en da Amager
Proper noun
en island in the strait:suf/Øresund the most densely populated island of c/Denmark much of the northern part of which is occupied by the Danish capital, Copenhagen.
Translations
Danish island in the Øresund
Danish: da Amager
German: de Amager n
Latin: la Amagria f
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
From da gmq-oda Amakæ, gmq-oda Amaghæ. Maybe a compound with da hage hook as the second part, later associated with the noun da ager field.
Pronunciation
da /amaːr/ [ˈɑmɑˀ] or da provincial da /amaːɣər/ [ˈɑmæˀɐ]
Proper noun
an island in Øresund, to which the Danish capital of Copenhagen has expanded since the 19th century.
Derived terms
da amager amagerhylde amagerkaner amagermad