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København

Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Danish Køpmannæhafn, equivalent to modern Danish købmænds havn (“chapmen's haven, merchants' harbor”). Compare Icelandic Kaupmannahöfn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /købənˈhɑwˀn/, [kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑwˀn], Jutlandic (used derogatorily) IPA(key): [tɕœwnˈhɑwˀn],
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Proper noun

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København

  1. Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)

Descendants

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Norwegian Bokmål

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The Caritas Well (also known as the Caritas Fountain) during the evening in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Etymology

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From Danish København, from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn (“Copenhagen”), literally meaning "merchants' port". Largely replaced the inherited form Kjøpenhavn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /çøːbn̩ˈhaʋn/, /çøːpn̩ˈhaʋn/
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  • Rhymes: -aʋn
  • Hyphenation: Kø‧ben‧havn

Proper noun

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København

  1. Copenhagen (the capital city, municipality, and former county of Denmark)

Usage notes

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The former county is also referred to by its full name Københavns amt (Copenhagen's amt).

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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 København on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Københavns amt on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Danish København, from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn (“Copenhagen”, literally “chapmen’s haven”), equivalent to Old Norse Kaupmannahǫfn. Compare Faroese Keypmannahavn and Icelandic Kaupmannahöfn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /çøːbənˈhavn/, /çøːpənˈhavn/

Proper noun

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København ?

  1. Copenhagen (the capital city, municipality, and former county of Denmark)

Derived terms

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