Amsterdam

See also: Ámsterdam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæmstəˈdæm/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæmstəɹˌdæm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -æm

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-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.

Derived terms

Translations


Catalan

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Czech

Alternative forms

  • Amsterodam

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Declension


Danish

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Dutch

Een gracht in Amsterdam.
A canal in Amsterdam.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑmstərˈdɑm/
  • (Netherlands)
    (file)
  • Hyphenation: Am‧ster‧dam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Amsterdam n

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.
    Synonyms: 020, Damsko, Mokum

Alternative forms

Derived terms


Estonian

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Finnish

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

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
instructive
abessive Amsterdamitta
comitative

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am.stɛʁ.dam/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Amsterdam

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌamstɐˈdam/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Amsterdam n (genitive Amsterdams)

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈam.stɛr.dam/, (colloquial, nonstandard) /amˈstɛr.dam/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading


Portuguese

Proper noun

Amsterdam f

  1. Alternative form of Amsterdã

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈam.ster.dam]

Proper noun

Amsterdam n

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Àmsterdam m (Cyrillic spelling А̀мстердам)

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Declension


Spanish

Proper noun

Amsterdam m

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.

Swedish

Proper noun

Amsterdam n (genitive Amsterdams)

  1. A city and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands.
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