"höfuðborg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Icelandic]

IPA: /ˈhœːvʏðˌpɔrk/
Etymology: From höfuð (“main, chief”) + borg (“a city”). Etymology templates: {{af|is|höfuð<t:main, chief>|borg<t:a city>}} höfuð (“main, chief”) + borg (“a city”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} höfuðborg f (genitive singular höfuðborgar, nominative plural höfuðborgir) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f}} Forms: höfuðborgar [genitive, singular], höfuðborgir [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], höfuðborg [indefinite, nominative, singular], höfuðborgin [definite, nominative, singular], höfuðborgir [indefinite, nominative, plural], höfuðborgirnar [definite, nominative, plural], höfuðborg [accusative, indefinite, singular], höfuðborgina [accusative, definite, singular], höfuðborgir [accusative, indefinite, plural], höfuðborgirnar [accusative, definite, plural], höfuðborg [dative, indefinite, singular], höfuðborginni [dative, definite, singular], höfuðborgum [dative, indefinite, plural], höfuðborgunum [dative, definite, plural], höfuðborgar [genitive, indefinite, singular], höfuðborgarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], höfuðborga [genitive, indefinite, plural], höfuðborganna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. capital, main city Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-höfuðborg-is-noun-XGRgbQSW Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "höfuð<t:main, chief>",
        "3": "borg<t:a city>"
      },
      "expansion": "höfuð (“main, chief”) + borg (“a city”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From höfuð (“main, chief”) + borg (“a city”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feminine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborginni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "höfuðborg f (genitive singular höfuðborgar, nominative plural höfuðborgir)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What is the capital of Montenegro?",
          "roman": "Hvað heitir höfuðborg Svartfjallalands?",
          "text": "Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað heitir höfuðborg Svartfjallalands? (“What is the capital of Montenegro?”)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "Reykjavík er höfuðborg Íslands.\nReykjavík is the capital of Iceland.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "capital, main city"
      ],
      "id": "en-höfuðborg-is-noun-XGRgbQSW",
      "links": [
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhœːvʏðˌpɔrk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "höfuðborg"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "höfuð<t:main, chief>",
        "3": "borg<t:a city>"
      },
      "expansion": "höfuð (“main, chief”) + borg (“a city”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From höfuð (“main, chief”) + borg (“a city”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feminine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborginni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborgarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfuðborganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "höfuðborg f (genitive singular höfuðborgar, nominative plural höfuðborgir)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic compound terms",
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic feminine nouns",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic nouns",
        "Icelandic terms with quotations",
        "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What is the capital of Montenegro?",
          "roman": "Hvað heitir höfuðborg Svartfjallalands?",
          "text": "Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað heitir höfuðborg Svartfjallalands? (“What is the capital of Montenegro?”)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "Reykjavík er höfuðborg Íslands.\nReykjavík is the capital of Iceland.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "capital, main city"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhœːvʏðˌpɔrk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "höfuðborg"
}

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