Höfðaborg

Icelandic

Etymology

From höfði (“cape”) +‎ borg (“city”). Calque of Dutch Kaapstad.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhœvðaˌpɔrk/
Rhymes: -ɔrk

Proper noun

Höfðaborg f

Cape Town (a city, the legislative capital of South Africa)

Declension

declension of Höfðaborg

	indefinite
f-s2	singular
nominative	Höfðaborg
accusative	Höfðaborg
dative	Höfðaborg
genitive	Höfðaborgar

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