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Faroese
Etymology
From høvuðs (“head”) + staður (“place”).
Pronunciation
Noun
høvuðsstaður m (genitive singular høvuðsstaðar, plural høvuðsstaðir)
- capital, metropolis
Declension
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Indefinite
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Definite
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| Nominative
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høvuðstaður
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høvuðstaðurin
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høvuðstaðir
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høvuðstaðirnir
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| Accusative
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høvuðstað
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høvuðstaðin
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høvuðstaðir
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høvuðstaðirnar
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| Dative
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høvuðstað/
høvuðstaði
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høvuðstaðnum/
høvuðstaðinum
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høvuðstøðum/
høvuðstaðum
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høvuðstøðunum/
høvuðstaðunum
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| Genitive
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høvuðstaðar
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høvuðstaðarins
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høvuðstaða
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høvuðstaðanna
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