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Amsterdam
Amsterdam
See also: Ámsterdam
English
Proper noun
Amsterdam
- The capital city of the Netherlands.
- The Dutch seat of government is not metropolis of Amsterdam but The Hague.
Derived terms
Translations
capital of the Netherlands
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Czech
Alternative forms
- Amsterodam
Proper noun
Amsterdam m
- Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
Declension
Declension of Amsterdam
Dutch
Een gracht in Amsterdam.
A canal in Amsterdam.
A canal in Amsterdam.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑm
- IPA(key): /ˌɑmstərˈdɑm/
- (Netherlands)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.
Proper noun
Amsterdam n
- Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
Abbreviations
Derived terms
- Amsterdammer m & adjective
- Amsterdams n & adjective
- Nieuw-Amsterdam n
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌamstɐˈdam/
Proper noun
Amsterdam n (genitive Amsterdams)
- Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈams̪t̪ɛrd̪am/
- (colloquially) /amˈs̪t̪ɛrd̪am/,
Proper noun
Amsterdam m
- Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
Declension
declension of Amsterdam
Derived terms
- amsterdamczyk m, amsterdamka f
- adjective: amsterdamski
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈam.ster.dam]
Proper noun
Amsterdam n
- Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
Declension
declension of Amsterdam (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) Amsterdam | Amsterdamul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) Amsterdam | Amsterdamului |
| vocative | Amsterdamule | |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎmsterdam/
- Hyphenation: Am‧ster‧dam
Proper noun
Àmsterdam m (Cyrillic spelling А̀мстердам)
- Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
Declension
Declension of Amsterdam
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Amsterdam |
| genitive | Amsterdama |
| dative | Amsterdamu |
| accusative | Amsterdam |
| vocative | Amsterdame |
| locative | Amsterdamu |
| instrumental | Amsterdamom |