Höfðaborg
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom höfði (“cape”) + borg (“city”). Calque of Dutch Kaapstad.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHöfðaborg f
- Cape Town (a city, the legislative capital of South Africa)
Declension
editdeclension of Höfðaborg
| f-s2 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Höfðaborg | |
| accusative | Höfðaborg | |
| dative | Höfðaborg | |
| genitive | Höfðaborgar | |
Categories:
- Icelandic compound terms
- Icelandic terms calqued from Dutch
- Icelandic terms derived from Dutch
- Icelandic 3-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔrk
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- is:Cities in South Africa
- is:National capitals
- is:Places in South Africa