hovedstad

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse hǫfuðstaðr, equivalent to hoved- (“main”) +‎ stad (“city”). In the modern language influenced by German Hauptstadt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhoːð̩ˌsd̥að] === Noun === hovedstad c (singular definite hovedstaden, plural indefinite hovedstæder) capital city ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From hoved- +‎ stad (“city”). === Noun === hovedstad m (definite singular hovedstaden, indefinite plural hovedsteder, definite plural hovedstedene) capital (city), or capital city === See also === hovudstad (Nynorsk) === References === “hovedstad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.