"höfuðborg" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhœːvʏðˌpɔrk/
Etymology: From höfuð (“main, chief”) + borg (“a city”). Etymology templates: {{m|is|höfuð||main, chief}} höfuð (“main, chief”), {{m|is|borg||a city}} borg (“a city”) Head templates: {{head|is|nouns|genitive singular|höfuðborgar|||||||nominative plural|höfuðborgir|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} höfuðborg f (genitive singular höfuðborgar, nominative plural höfuðborgir), {{is-noun|f|höfuðborgar|höfuðborgir}} höfuðborg f (genitive singular höfuðborgar, nominative plural höfuðborgir) Inflection templates: {{is-decl-noun-f-s2|höfuðb|o|rg}}, {{is-decl-noun-base|f-s2|accp=höfuðborgir|accpd=höfuðborgirnar|accs=höfuðborg|accsd=höfuðborgina|datp=höfuðborgum|datpd=höfuðborgunum|dats=höfuðborg|datsd=höfuðborginni|def={{{def}}}|genp=höfuðborga|genpd=höfuðborganna|gens=höfuðborgar|gensd=höfuðborgarinnar|indef={{{indef}}}|nomp=höfuðborgir|nompd=höfuðborgirnar|noms=höfuðborg|nomsd=höfuðborgin|pl={{{pl}}}|sg={{{sg}}}}}, {{is-decl-noun-base/sgpl|f-s2|accp=höfuðborgir|accpd=höfuðborgirnar|accs=höfuðborg|accsd=höfuðborgina|datp=höfuðborgum|datpd=höfuðborgunum|dats=höfuðborg|datsd=höfuðborginni|genp=höfuðborga|genpd=höfuðborganna|gens=höfuðborgar|gensd=höfuðborgarinnar|nomp=höfuðborgir|nompd=höfuðborgirnar|noms=höfuðborg|nomsd=höfuðborgin}} Forms: höfuðborgar [genitive, singular], höfuðborgir [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [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

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          "english": "What is the capital of Montenegro?",
          "ref": "Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað heitir höfuðborg Svartfjallalands? (“What is the capital of Montenegro?”)",
          "text": "Hvað heitir höfuðborg Svartfjallalands?"
        },
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      "ipa": "/ˈhœːvʏðˌpɔrk/"
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          "english": "What is the capital of Montenegro?",
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