noun#1,586 by frequency
die Hauptstadt
/ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtat/
capital
- genitive
- der Hauptstadt
- plural
- die Hauptstädte
- built from
- Haupt + Stadt
Meanings
- 1
capital — city
Jedes Land hat eine Hauptstadt.
Every country has a capital city.
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Rom ist die Hauptstadt Italiens.
Rome is the capital of Italy.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieHauptstadt | dieHauptstädte |
| accusative | dieHauptstadt | dieHauptstädte |
| dative | derHauptstadt | denHauptstädten |
| genitive | derHauptstadt | derHauptstädte |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.