Köben

== Icelandic == === Alternative forms === Køben === Etymology === Shortening of Danish København. === Proper noun === Köben f (genitive singular Köben or Köbenar, no plural) (informal) Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark) Synonym: Kaupmannahöfn (official) Það eru ódýr flug til Köben þessa dagana. ― There are some cheap flights available to Copenhagen these days. Kallinn loksins mættur til kóngsins Köben. ― I have finally made it to Copenhagen, the king's city! ==== Usage notes ==== This form is extremely common in colloquial speech; for many speakers it is more common than the full name Kaupmannahöfn. "Kóngsins Köben" is also a term that is commonly seen, but it is much more jocular; it refers to Copenhagen being the residence of Iceland's former king. The Icelandic usage of "Köben" is considered extremely silly by Danish people, while it is a neutral term in Iceland. ==== Declension ==== ==== References ==== Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “Köben”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “Köben” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)