Amsterdam

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See also: Ámsterdam

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.
    The Dutch seat of government is not the metropolis of Amsterdam but The Hague.
    While Amsterdam is the largest city in the province of Noord-Holland, Haarlem is the province capital.

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Translations

Afrikaans

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Etymology

Inherited from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
  2. Amsterdam (a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)

Derived terms

See also

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic Амстердам
Abjad آمستئردام

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Derived terms

Czech

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam m inan (related adjective amsterdamský)

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Further reading

Danish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Dutch

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Een gracht in Amsterdam.
A canal in Amsterdam.

Etymology

First attested as amestelledamme in 1275. From Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam n

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)
    Synonyms: 020, Damsko (nickname), Mokum (nickname), Venetië van het Noorden (nickname), Gròòtgragtegat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Driemond, Durgerdam, Holysloot, Nieuwendam, Ransdorp, Schellingwoude, 't Nopeind, Weesp, Zunderdorp
  2. Amsterdam Island, an island and overseas territory of France located in the southern Indian Ocean.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “amsterdam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Faroese

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Proper noun

Amsterdam ?

  1. Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)
    Synonym: Dami (informal)

Declension

Inflection of Amsterdam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Amsterdam
genitive Amsterdamin
partitive Amsterdamia
illative Amsterdamiin
singular plural
nominative Amsterdam
accusative nom. Amsterdam
gen. Amsterdamin
genitive Amsterdamin
partitive Amsterdamia
inessive Amsterdamissa
elative Amsterdamista
illative Amsterdamiin
adessive Amsterdamilla
ablative Amsterdamilta
allative Amsterdamille
essive Amsterdamina
translative Amsterdamiksi
abessive Amsterdamitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Amsterdam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Amsterdamini
accusative nom. Amsterdamini
gen. Amsterdamini
genitive Amsterdamini
partitive Amsterdamiani
inessive Amsterdamissani
elative Amsterdamistani
illative Amsterdamiini
adessive Amsterdamillani
ablative Amsterdamiltani
allative Amsterdamilleni
essive Amsterdaminani
translative Amsterdamikseni
abessive Amsterdamittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Amsterdamisi
accusative nom. Amsterdamisi
gen. Amsterdamisi
genitive Amsterdamisi
partitive Amsterdamiasi
inessive Amsterdamissasi
elative Amsterdamistasi
illative Amsterdamiisi
adessive Amsterdamillasi
ablative Amsterdamiltasi
allative Amsterdamillesi
essive Amsterdaminasi
translative Amsterdamiksesi
abessive Amsterdamittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Amsterdamimme
accusative nom. Amsterdamimme
gen. Amsterdamimme
genitive Amsterdamimme
partitive Amsterdamiamme
inessive Amsterdamissamme
elative Amsterdamistamme
illative Amsterdamiimme
adessive Amsterdamillamme
ablative Amsterdamiltamme
allative Amsterdamillemme
essive Amsterdaminamme
translative Amsterdamiksemme
abessive Amsterdamittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Amsterdaminne
accusative nom. Amsterdaminne
gen. Amsterdaminne
genitive Amsterdaminne
partitive Amsterdamianne
inessive Amsterdamissanne
elative Amsterdamistanne
illative Amsterdamiinne
adessive Amsterdamillanne
ablative Amsterdamiltanne
allative Amsterdamillenne
essive Amsterdaminanne
translative Amsterdamiksenne
abessive Amsterdamittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Amsterdaminsa
accusative nom. Amsterdaminsa
gen. Amsterdaminsa
genitive Amsterdaminsa
partitive Amsterdamiaan
Amsterdamiansa
inessive Amsterdamissaan
Amsterdamissansa
elative Amsterdamistaan
Amsterdamistansa
illative Amsterdamiinsa
adessive Amsterdamillaan
Amsterdamillansa
ablative Amsterdamiltaan
Amsterdamiltansa
allative Amsterdamilleen
Amsterdamillensa
essive Amsterdaminaan
Amsterdaminansa
translative Amsterdamikseen
Amsterdamiksensa
abessive Amsterdamittaan
Amsterdamittansa
instructive
comitative

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam n (proper noun, genitive Amsterdams or (optionally with an article) Amsterdam)

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Derived terms

Icelandic

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Proper noun

Amsterdam f

  1. Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)

Italian

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

  1. Amsterdam

Derived terms

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam, from Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈam.stɛr.dam/, (colloquial, nonstandard) /amˈstɛr.dam/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrdam
  • Syllabification: Am‧ster‧dam

Proper noun

Amsterdam m inan

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

  1. Alternative spelling of Amsterdã
  2. Alternative spelling of Amesterdão

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amsterdam n

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎmsterdam/
  • Hyphenation: Am‧ster‧dam

Proper noun

Àmsterdam m (Cyrillic spelling А̀мстердам)

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam m inan (genitive singular Amsterdamu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

References

  • Amsterdam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amsteɾˈdam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: Ams‧ter‧dam

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Proper noun

Amsterdam n (genitive Amsterdams)

  1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)