Windhoek

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans/Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) +‎ hoek (“corner, angle”).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndhʊk/, /ˈvɪndhʊk/
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Proper noun

Windhoek

  1. A city, the capital city of Namibia.

Translations

Afrikaans

Etymology

From wind (“wind”) +‎ hoek (“corner, angle”).

Proper noun

Windhoek

  1. Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Windhoek m inan (related adjective windhoecký)

  1. Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)

Declension

Declension of Windhoek (sg-only velar masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Windhoek
genitive Windhoeku
dative Windhoeku
accusative Windhoek
vocative Windhoeku
locative Windhoeku
instrumental Windhoekem

Further reading

  • Windhoek in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Etymology

From wind (“wind”) +‎ hoek (“corner, angle”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Windhoek n

  1. Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)

Portuguese

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans and Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) +‎ hoek (“corner, angle”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Windhoek

  1. Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Windhoek m inan (genitive singular Windhoeku)

  1. Windhoek (the capital of Namibia)

References

  • “Windhoek”, 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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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Windhoek f

  1. Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)

Derived terms

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