Windhoek

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndhʊk/, /ˈvɪndhʊk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndhʊk/

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪndɦuk]

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
  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɪnt.ɦuk]
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Windhoek n

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvĩd.ʁuk/ [ˈvĩd.huk]

Proper noun

Windhoek

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

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvindɦuk]

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbinduk/ [ˈbĩn̪.d̪uk]
  • Rhymes: -induk

Proper noun

Windhoek f

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

Derived terms
  • windhoekense (informal demonym)
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